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webinar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • wĕb′ə-när′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɛb.əˌnɑː/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈwɛb.əˌnɑɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈweb.əˌnɐː/
  • Scotland: /ˈwɛb.əˌnaɹ/
  • India: /ˈweb.iˌnaːr/
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH1 B IH0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I just got an email invitation to a webinar on the value of primary sources.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of webinar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of Web + seminar.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 網絡研討會 /网络研讨会 (wǎngluò yántǎohuì) — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Czech: webinář — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Dutch: webinar — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Esperanto: retseminario — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Finnish: verkkoseminaari — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Finnish: webinaari — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • French: webinaire — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • German: Webinar — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Greek: ιστοσεμινάριο (istoseminário) — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Hebrew: וובינר (wébinar) — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Hungarian: webinar — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Hungarian: webinárium — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Indonesian: webinar — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Italian: teleseminario — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Italian: seminario in rete — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Japanese: ウェビナー (webinā) — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Latvian: tīmekļseminārs — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Latvian: tīmekļa seminārs — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Latvian: vebinārs — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Occitan: webinari — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Occitan: seminari web — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Polish: webinar — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Polish: webinarium — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Portuguese: webinário — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Russian: вебина́р (vebinár) — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Russian: онла́йн-семина́р (onlájn-seminár) — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Spanish: webinar — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Spanish: webinario — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Spanish: seminario web — interactive seminar conducted via Internet
  • Swedish: webbinarium — interactive seminar conducted via Internet