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1. (n.) symposium
a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting at which several speakers discuss a topic before an audience.
2. symposium
a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
3. symposium
(in ancient Greece)
4. symposium
a drinking party following the evening meal, attended only by men, and typically featuring songs, games, and entertainment by hired performers.
5. symposium
such a party as the frame for a literary work that purports to be a record of the guests' conversation.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L < Gk sympósion <sympótēs drinking companion (
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) symposium
a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
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1. (noun) symposium
a drinking together; a merry feast
2. (noun) symposium
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
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