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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•po•si•um /sɪmˈpoʊziəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -si•ums, -si•a /-ziə/USA pronunciation . - a meeting convened for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting at which several speakers discuss a topic before an audience.
See sym-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•po•si•um (sim pō′zē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -si•ums, -si•a (-zē ə).USA pronunciation - a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
- a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
- an account of a discussion meeting or of the conversation at it.
- Ancient History, Antiquity(in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation.
- Philosophy(cap., italics) a philosophical dialogue (4th centuryb.c.) by Plato, dealing with ideal love and the vision of absolute beauty.
- Greek sympósion drinking party, equivalent. to sym- sym- + po- (variant stem of pí̄nein to drink) + -sion noun, nominal suffix
- Latin
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: symposium /sɪmˈpəʊzɪəm/ n ( pl -siums, -sia / -zɪə/)- a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject, esp an academic topic or social problem
- a collection of scholarly contributions, usually published together, on a given subject
- (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation, music, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpinein to drink together, from sum- syn- + pinein to drink |