con·fer·ence (k n f r-ns, -frns)n. 1. a. A meeting for consultation or discussion. b. An exchange of views. c. A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies. 2. An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches. 3. Sports An association of teams. 4. The act of conferring, as of an academic degree. [Medieval Latin c  nferentia, from Latin cnfer ns, cnferent-, present participle of cnferre, to bring together; see confer.]con  fer·ential (-f-r nshl) adj. |
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