Komperensiya

conferencenoun

Alternative meanings

conference
formal meeting
congress
symposium
seminar
discussion session

Pronunciation

kom-peh-ren-SEE-yah

Root and affixes

Loanword related to conferencia/conference. In Cebuano it is used for a formal meeting, congress, symposium, or discussion session.

Variants or conjugations

komperensiya = conference
komperensya = common variant
konperensya = spelling variant
press conference = komperensiya sa prensa / press conference

Related words and expressions

tigom = meeting / gathering
miting = meeting
seminar = seminar
simposyum = symposium
lektyur = lecture

Meaning and usage notes

Use komperensiya for a formal, academic, professional, political, or press conference. For informal meetings, miting is also commonly used.