Definition of symposium Symposium

/sɪmpowˈziʌm/ - [simpowzeeum] - sym•po•si•um

We found 7 definitions of symposium from 5 different sources.

What does symposium mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: symposia

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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Wiktionary

symposium (Noun)
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
symposium (Noun)
In ancient Greece A drinking party, especially one with intellectual discussion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

symposium (n.)
A drinking together; a merry feast.
symposium (n.)
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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

symposium
sim-pō′zi-um, n. a drinking together: a banquet with philosophic conversation: a merry feast.—adjs. Sympō′siac, Sympō′sial.—ns. Sym-pō′siarch, the master of the feast, a toast-master; Sympō′siast, one who takes part in a symposium. [L.,—Gr. symposion—syn, together, posis, a drinking—pinein, to drink.]