fo·rum /ˈforəm, ˈfɔr-/
  公會所,座談會,公會用的廣場,法庭,討論會
  forum
  論壇 討論會
  Fo·rum n.; pl. E. Forums L. Fora
  1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
  2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.
     He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum.   --Brougham.
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  forum
       n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
       2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: assembly,
           meeting place]
       3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: agora,
           public square]
       [also: fora (pl)]