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birds-of-a-feather session

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
bird-s-of-a-feath-er ses-sion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

birds-of-a-feather sessions (plural)

Questions

What does birds-of-a-feather session mean?
An informal discussion group, typically at a conference, based on a shared interest and without any fixed agenda.
Where does birds-of-a-feather session come from?
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.

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