how to pronounce seminar

/zemiˈnaːʁ/

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seminar is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of seminar in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… 1985 also dass ein seminar zu dieser …”

meanings of seminar

noun:

Department (subdivision of a faculty).
Seminar (small-group university class similar to a school lesson).
Seminary (school for clergy).

seminar frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word seminar occurs in german on average 11.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.