symposium
/sɪmˈpoʊziəm/
UK: /sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
symposium
English
Noun Top 26,722
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Definition
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”) συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”).
Example Sentences
- "THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The work is a symposium by writers who are mostly specialists in the topics about which they write."
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