'Symposium' definitions:

Definition of 'symposium'

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noun
A meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

Definition of 'Symposium'

From: GCIDE
  • Symposium \Sym*po"si*um\, n.; pl. Symposia. [L., fr. Gr. sympo`sion a drinking party, feast; sy`n with + po`sis a drinking. See Syn-, and cf. Potable.]
  • 1. A drinking together; a merry feast. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic; -- so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'symposium'

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