Meaning of the word forum

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• 4m (Internet leet)
• 4rum (Internet leet)

Etymology[edit]

From Latin forum (“public market place, forum”). Doublet of fuero.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɹəm/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːɹəm/

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəm
• (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɹəm/
• Hyphenation: fo‧rum

Noun[edit]

forum (plural forums or fora)

1. A place for discussion.
2. A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
3. A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
4. (Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.

   Trish was an admin on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them.

5. (historical) A square or marketplace in a Roman town, used for public business and commerce.

Usage notes[edit]

The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.

• Ref: Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article ‘-um’, p.658).
• Also, «The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style,» by Bryan A. Garner. Berkley Books, 2000, (p. 156).

Derived terms[edit]

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• conforaneous (rare)

Descendants[edit]

• → Italian: forum

Translations[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin forum. The sense “Internet forum” comes from English forum.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoː.rʏm/
• Hyphenation: fo‧rum

Noun[edit]

forum n (plural fora or forums, diminutive forumpje n)

1. forum (ancient Roman marketplace)
2. forum (venue, medium, vehicle; general place of exchange)
3. Internet forum

   Synonym: internetforum

Usage notes[edit]

All senses can use the plural fora. The plural forums is predominantly used for the sense “Internet forum”.

Derived terms[edit]

• internetforum

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• foor

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

• Most meanings: Learned borrowing from Latin forum.
• Internet: Borrowed from English forum.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.ʁɔm/

Noun[edit]

forum m (plural forums)

1. forum
2. Internet forum

Further reading[edit]

• “forum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch forum, from Latin forum, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰworom (“enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door, or the place outside, i.e. through the door”), from *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈforʊm]
• Hyphenation: fo‧rum

Noun[edit]

forum (plural forum-forum, first-person possessive forumku, second-person possessive forummu, third-person possessive forumnya)

1. forum: a place for discussion.
2. institution, body

   Synonyms: lembaga, wadah

3. meeting, session, assembly.

   Synonym: sidang

Alternative forms[edit]

• fora

Further reading[edit]

• “forum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English forum, borrowed from Latin forum. Doublet of foro.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.rum/
• Rhymes: -ɔrum
• Hyphenation: fò‧rum

Noun[edit]

forum m (invariable)

1. forum (gathering for the purposes of discussion)
2. (by extension, usually capitalized) venue, auditorium, arena
3. (Internet) forum (message board)

Further reading[edit]

• forum in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *fworom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰworom (“enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door, or the place outside, i.e. through the door”), from *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Cognate with foris, forās, Old Church Slavonic дворъ (dvorŭ, “court, courtyard”), Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra, “door, gate, passage”) and Lithuanian dvãras (“estate”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.rum/, [ˈfɔrʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.rum/, [ˈfɔːrum]

Noun[edit]

forum n (genitive forī); second declension

1. public place, marketplace, forum

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	forum	fora
Genitive	forī	forōrum
Dative	forō	forīs
Accusative	forum	fora
Ablative	forō	forīs
Vocative	forum	fora

Derived terms[edit]

• forensis
• forica

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

• “forum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “forum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• forum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• forum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) at home; in one’s native country: domi (opp. foris)
  • (ambiguous) credit has disappeared: fides (de foro) sublata est (Leg. Agr. 2. 3.
  • (ambiguous) to shun publicity: publico carere, forum ac lucem fugere
• “forum”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[2]
• “forum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “forum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

forum n (definite singular forumet, indefinite plural fora or forumer, definite plural foraene or foruma or forumene)

1. a forum (place for discussion, either on the Internet or in real life)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

forum n (definite singular forumet, indefinite plural forum, definite plural foruma)

1. a forum (as above)

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin forum. Doublet of dwór (“court, courtyard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.rum/
• Rhymes: -ɔrum
• Syllabification: fo‧rum

Noun[edit]

forum n

1. forum (all senses)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• forum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• forum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin forum.

Noun[edit]

forum n (plural forumuri)

1. forum

Declension[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin forum.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /fǒːrum/
• Hyphenation: fo‧rum

Noun[edit]

fórum m (Cyrillic spelling фо́рум)

1. forum

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• fórumskī

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

forum n

1. a forum (place, gathering, or group)
2. (Internet) a forum
3. (historical) a forum

Declension[edit]

Declension of forum
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	forum	forumet	forum	forumen
Genitive	forums	forumets	forums	forumens

Declension of forum
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	forum	forumet	fora	fora
Genitive	forums	forumets	foras	foras

References[edit]

• forum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• forum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• forum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin forum.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /foˈɾum/
• Rhymes: -rum

Noun[edit]

forum (definite accusative forumu, plural forumlar)

1. forum
2. Internet forum

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative	forum
Definite accusative	forumu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	forum	forumlar
Definite accusative	forumu	forumları
Dative	foruma	forumlara
Locative	forumda	forumlarda
Ablative	forumdan	forumlardan
Genitive	forumun	forumların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular forumum forumlarım 2nd singular forumun forumların 3rd singular forumu forumları 1st plural forumumuz forumlarımız 2nd plural forumunuz forumlarınız 3rd plural forumları forumları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular forumumu forumlarımı 2nd singular forumunu forumlarını 3rd singular forumunu forumlarını 1st plural forumumuzu forumlarımızı 2nd plural forumunuzu forumlarınızı 3rd plural forumlarını forumlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular forumuma forumlarıma 2nd singular forumuna forumlarına 3rd singular forumuna forumlarına 1st plural forumumuza forumlarımıza 2nd plural forumunuza forumlarınıza 3rd plural forumlarına forumlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular forumumda forumlarımda 2nd singular forumunda forumlarında 3rd singular forumunda forumlarında 1st plural forumumuzda forumlarımızda 2nd plural forumunuzda forumlarınızda 3rd plural forumlarında forumlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular forumumdan forumlarımdan 2nd singular forumundan forumlarından 3rd singular forumundan forumlarından 1st plural forumumuzdan forumlarımızdan 2nd plural forumunuzdan forumlarınızdan 3rd plural forumlarından forumlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular forumumun forumlarımın 2nd singular forumunun forumlarının 3rd singular forumunun forumlarının 1st plural forumumuzun forumlarımızın 2nd plural forumunuzun forumlarınızın 3rd plural forumlarının forumlarının

Full Definition of forum 1a : the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business. b : a public meeting place for open discussion The club provides a forum for people interested in local history.

A forum is a place, situation, or group in which people exchange ideas and discuss issues, especially important public issues. Members of the council agreed that was an important forum for discussion. Synonyms: meeting, conference, assembly, meeting place More Synonyms of forum.

What is an example of a forum?

The definition of a forum is a place or a method for discussion. An example of a forum is an online message board.(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.

a meeting or assembly for the open discussion of subjects of public interest.

Is there a difference between form and forum?

As nouns the difference between form and forum
is that form is the shape or visible structure of a thing or person while forum is a place for discussion.

The difference between a social network and a forum is that a social network is set up for you to share things between your friends. Whereas a forum is for public discussion. You don’t need to be connected to any other users to share your post.

What is a forum on the Internet?

A website that provides an online exchange of information between people about a particular topic. It provides a venue for questions and answers and may be monitored to keep the content appropriate.

Is a Facebook group a public forum?

In what may prove to be a significant precedent, a US appeals court has ruled that Facebook represents a public forum and the First Amendment on freedom of expression applies.

What is the difference between a forum and a meeting?

A forum is a public discussion. It can refer to a meeting, a meeting house or any conversation that is available publicly. There were forums — large public gathering places — in Ancient Rome; they can still be found across the globe.

How do forums work?

In a standard Internet forum, a user creates a post. That post can be accessed by other users at any time. Posts can contain questions, opinions, images, videos, links, and more. Users can respond to the post, which creates a dialogue other users can participate in, also called a thread.

Who invented the forum?

Forum Theatre (also known as Boal’s Theatre, ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’ or ‘Theatre for Development’) is an interactive theatre form invented in the early 1970s by Augusto Boal.

What is an ancient forum?

ancient Roman public area. Share Give Feedback External Websites. By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica | View Edit History. forum, in Roman cities in antiquity, multipurpose, centrally located open area that was surrounded by public buildings and colonnades and that served as a public gathering place.

What is the difference between Forum and Council?

As nouns the difference between council and forum
is that council is a committee that leads or governs (eg city council, student council) while forum is forum.

Is Reddit considered a forum?

Reddit is a social news website and forum where content is socially curated and promoted by site members through voting.

Is forum a Latin word?

A forum (Latin forum “public place outdoors”, plural fora; English plural either fora or forums) was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, along with the buildings used for shops and the stoas used for open stalls.

What is the origin of the word forum?

forum (n.)
mid-15c., “place of assembly in ancient Rome,” from Latin forum “marketplace, open space, public place,” apparently akin to foris, foras “out of doors, outside,” from PIE root *dhwer- “door, doorway.” Sense of “assembly, place for public discussion” first recorded 1680s.

Is Instagram considered a forum?

There will almost certainly be more cases involving Twitter and Facebook and Instagram that could also constitute a designated public forum under circumstances similar to the reasoning of Knight.

The First Amendment’s free-speech protections apply only to government censorship. That means private individuals or businesses may delete comments or block users from their social media accounts for any reason.

What is a government forum?

In United States constitutional law, a forum is a property that is open to public expression and assembly.

What is the biggest forum on the Internet?

1. WarriorForum.com — [$1,150,530 monthly] With over 20,000 registered member online and another more than 22,000 guest online at any giving time of the day, you dare not compete with warrior forum in anyway. This monstrous forum on Internet marketing is unarguably the biggest forum on the Internet.

Which is the difference between a wiki and a forum?

A wiki is composed by pages or articles, each of which has a title, which may be edited by anyone. Unlike in forums, where each post has its author, anyone can edit any part of any page.

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Forum or The Forum (plural forums or fora) may refer to:

Common uses[edit]

• Forum (legal), designated space for public expression in the United States
• Forum (Roman), open public space within a Roman city
  • Roman Forum, most famous example
• Internet forum, discussion board on the Internet
• Public forum debate, a type of high school debate

Arts and entertainment[edit]

For venues, see § Sports and entertainment venues.

• Forum & Forum Expanded, a section of the Berlin International Film Festival
• Forum (album), a 2001 pop/soft rock album by Invertigo
• The Forum (vocal group), organized by American musician Les Baxter
• Forum theatre, a type of theatrical technique created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal
• Forum Theatre (Washington, D.C.), a former theatre group

Buildings[edit]

Shopping centres[edit]

• Foorum, Tallinn, Estonia
• Forum (shopping centre), Helsinki, Finland
• The Forum (shopping mall), Bangalore, India
• Forum Mall (Kolkata), Kolkata, India
• Forum The Shopping Mall, Singapore
• The Forum on Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States
• The Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sports and entertainment venues[edit]

United Kingdom

• The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
• The Forum, Bath, an event venue and church in Bath, Somerset, England
• The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, a live music venue in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
• O2 Forum Kentish Town, formerly London Forum, a nightclub and live music venue in Kentish Town, London

United States

• Broome County Forum Theatre, a theater in Binghamton, New York commonly called The Forum
• FedExForum, an arena in Memphis, Tennessee
• The Forum (Chicago), an event venue in Chicago, Illinois
• The Forum, Los Angeles, former name of Kia Forum, an indoor arena in Inglewood, California
• Tampa Bay Times Forum, former name of Amalie Arena, a multi-purpose arena in Tampa Bay, Florida

Other countries

• The Forum, North Adelaide, former name of the Piccadilly Cinema, a cinema in Adelaide, South Australia
• The Forum, Toronto, former venue on the site of the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
• Forum Copenhagen, exhibition, concert, and faire building in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Forum Theatre (officially Forum Melbourne), a live music venue in Melbourne, Australia
• Mediolanum Forum, an indoor arena in Milan, Italy
• Montreal Forum, a historic arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Thessaloniki Forum, an indoor arena in Greece

Other buildings[edit]

• Forum Restaurant, Sino Plaza, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
• Forum Station, a metro station in Copenhagen
• Informatics Forum, on the campus of the University of Edinburgh
• The Forum (Dubai), a future highrise tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• The Forum, Norwich, a library, tourist information office and headquarters of the BBC in Norwich
• The Forum at 343 East 74th Street, a residential building in New York City
• The Forum Southend-on-Sea, a library in Essex, England

Businesses and organizations[edit]

For facilities, see § Places.

• Forum (alternative dispute resolution), formerly known as the National Arbitration Forum
• Berkeley Forum, a student organization at the University of California, Berkeley
• Forum Group, an Australian company
• ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF) Ahmedabad, a youth organisation
• The Forum, a group involved in the origins of The Urantia Book
• The Forum, a brand of self-help firm Landmark Worldwide
• World Economic Forum, a Swiss nonprofit foundation

Events[edit]

• European Forum Alpbach, held by a political and economic thinktank
• OpenForum, a conference held in Cape Town in 2012
• SCO Forum, a computer conference held in the United States from 1987 to 2008
• Universal Forum of Cultures, an international cultural event
• World Social Forum, an annual meeting of civil society organizations

Media[edit]

Periodicals[edit]

• Forum (Bangladesh), a Bangladeshi current affairs magazine
• Forum (business magazine), Swedish-language magazine in Finland
• Forum (Macedonian magazine), a weekly political magazine in the Republic of Macedonia
• Penthouse Forum, an American pornographic magazine
• The Forum (American magazine), published between 1886 and 1950
• The Forum, an official magazine of Alcoholics Anonymous
• The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, a newspaper in Fargo, North Dakota
• The Forum, an online publication of the African American Policy Forum
• FORUM: Issues about Part-Time and Contingent Faculty, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English

Places[edit]

Natural features[edit]

• Forum Peak, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
• Piz Fora, a mountain in the Alps

Populated places[edit]

• Forum, Arkansas, United States
• Blandford Forum, town in England
• Forum Fulvii, Roman settlement in Italy

Radio[edit]

• Forum (KQED), a radio show on KQED-FM hosted by Michael Krasny
• The Forum (BBC World Service), an international radio discussion show

See also[edit]

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a 1962 musical
  • A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (film), a 1966 film based upon the musical
• Foraminifera, a phylum or class of amoeboid protists
• National Forum (disambiguation)