Konferenz

conference

noun kon-fe-RENTS Less Common

Origin: from Latin conferentia

Also means

meeting

Usage Note

Konferenz is a formal conference or large meeting; a smaller work meeting is more often a Besprechung or Sitzung. The Latin loan stresses the final syllable. Plural Konferenzen.

Examples

"Die Konferenz beginnt um neun Uhr."

Natural Translation

The conference begins at nine o'clock.

Literal Translation

The conference begins at nine o'clock.

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