sym·po·si·um (s m-p  z - 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. [Latin, drinking party, from Greek sumposion : sun-, syn- + posis, drinking; see p (i)- in Indo-European roots.] |
symposium [sɪmˈpəʊzɪəm]
n pl -siums, -sia [-zɪə]
1. (Social Science / Education) a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject, esp an academic topic or social problem
2. (Social Science / Education) a collection of scholarly contributions, usually published together, on a given subject
3. (Historical Terms) (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation, music, etc.
[via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpinein to drink together, from sum- syn- + pinein to drink]
symposium
learned discussion of a particular topic. Also spelled symposion.
See also: LearningSymposium a collection of opinions, 1882; a conference on a specific topic, 1869; a drinking party, 1748—Wilkes.
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| 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) |
symposium
noun congress, meeting, conference, convention, seminar, caucus (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), colloquium He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.
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