symposium

sym·po·si·um  (sm-pz-m)

n. pl. sym·po·si·ums or sym·po·si·a (-z-)

1. A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.

2. A collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine.

3. A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks.

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[Latin, drinking party, from Greek sumposion : sun-, syn- + posis, drinking; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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symposium

Noun

pl -sia or -siums

1. a conference at which experts or academics discuss a particular subject

2. a collection of essays on a particular subject [Greek sumposion a drinking party]

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symposium

learned discussion of a particular topic. Also spelled symposion.

See also: Learning

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Symposium a collection of opinions, 1882; a conference on a specific topic, 1869; a drinking party, 1748—Wilkes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

symposium - a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations conference - a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

Translations

symposium [sɪmˈpəuzɪəm] n → simposio

symposium [sɪmˈpəuzɪəm] n → symposium m

symposium [sɪmˈpəuzɪəm] [symposiums or symposia , pl ] n → Symposium nt

symposium [sɪmˈpəuzɪəm] n → simposio