ETYM Latin; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. Related to Foreign.
(Irregular plural: fora or forums).
1. A public meeting or assembly for open discussion.
2. A public place to meet for open discussion; SYN. assembly, meeting place.
/> Market place; general meeting place; place for discussion; law courts.
In an ancient Roman town, the meeting place and market, like the Greek agora. At Rome the Forum Romanum contained the Senate House, the public speaking platform, covered halls for trading, temples of Saturn, Concord, and the Divine Augustus, and memorial arches. Later constructions included the Forum of Caesar (temple of Venus), the Forum of Augustus (temple of Mars), and the colonnaded Forum of Trajan, containing Trajan’s Column. + prikaži više

ETYM Orig., a little piece; Old Fren. panel, pannel, French panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. Related to Pane.
1. (Law) A group of people summoned for jury service.
2. A distinct (usually flat) section or component of something.
3. A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc.
4. A pad placed under a saddle. + prikaži više