proseminar

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noun

A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more background.

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Meanings

nounproseminar (plural proseminars)

plural proseminars

  1. A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more background.

Origin

From pro- (“earlier, rudimentary”) + seminar.

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Translations

Finnish proseminaari
  • proseminaaritype of seminar
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APA

proseminar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proseminar

MLA

“proseminar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proseminar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proseminar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proseminar.

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