Symposium Definition
sĭm-pōzē-əm
symposia, symposiums
noun
A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.
American Heritage
Any meeting or social gathering at which ideas are freely exchanged.
Webster's New World
In ancient Greece, a drinking party at which there was intellectual conversation.
Webster's New World
A conference organized for the discussion of some particular subject.
Webster's New World
A collection of opinions, esp. a published group of essays, on a given subject.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Symposium
Noun
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symposia, symposiumsOrigin of Symposium
From Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumposion, “drinking party") from συμπίνω (sumpinō, “drink together") συν- (sun-, “together-") + πίνω (pinō, “drink").
From Wiktionary
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Latin drinking party from Greek sumposion sun- syn- posis drinking pō(i)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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