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birds-of-a-feather session

birds-of-a-feather session noun: an informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.

Noun

birds-of-a-feather session (plural birds-of-a-feather sessions)

  1. An informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.

Forms of birds-of-a-feather session

pluralbirds-of-a-feather sessions

Origin of birds-of-a-feather session

The first use of this term among computer specialists is uncertain, but it was employed during DECUS conferences and may have been used at SHARE user group meetings in the 1960s.

Questions about birds-of-a-feather session

What does birds-of-a-feather session mean?
Birds-of-a-feather session means an informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.
What part of speech is birds-of-a-feather session?
Birds-of-a-feather session is a noun.
What is the plural of birds-of-a-feather session?
The plural of birds-of-a-feather session is birds-of-a-feather sessions.

Words near birds-of-a-feather session in the dictionary

  1. birds off
  2. birds' mouths
  3. birds' nests
  4. Birds' Wedding
  5. birds'-nesting
  6. birds-of-a-feather session
  7. birds-of-paradise
  8. Birdsall
  9. Birdsalls
  10. birdsat
  11. birdseed

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