conference
/ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns/
conference
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
con - fe - rence -> conference
Myanmar meaning
(n) ညီလာခံ
Full entry
conference /'kɒnfǝrǝns/ n
ညှိနှိုင်းဆွေးနွေးပွဲ။ ညီလာခံ။
Many international conferences are held in Geneva. ❍ The director is in conference (ie at a meeting) and cannot be disturbed. See also PRESS CONFERENCE
More examples
- The annual conference of the Police Federation
- [conference on] : An international conference on the control of illegal drugs
- [attend a conference] : Many Americans are attending the conference.
- [party/peace/sales conference] : The 1991 Middle East peace conference in Madrid
- The President arrived for a conference with local officials.
- [in conference] : I’m afraid you can’t see him now: he’s in conference.
- A conference table/hall/room/centre
Synonyms
meeting, discussion, talks, consultation, alliance, appointment, argument, association, athletic union, chat, circuit, colloquium, colloquy, confabulation, conferring, congress, convention, conversation, convocation, deliberation, federation, forum, gabfest, groupthink, huddle, interchange, interview, league, loop, organization, palaver, parley, powwow, ring, round robin, round table, seminar, session, summit, symposium, talk, think-in, union, ventilation
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