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symposium

[ sim-poh-zee-uhm ]

noun

plural symposiums, symposia
  1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
  2. a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
  3. an account of a discussion meeting or of the conversation at it.
  4. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation.
  5. (initial capital letter, italics) a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, dealing with ideal love and the vision of absolute beauty.


symposium

/ ²õɪ³¾Ëˆ±èəʊ³úɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject, esp an academic topic or social problem
  2. a collection of scholarly contributions, usually published together, on a given subject
  3. (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation, music, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of symposium1

1580–90; < Latin < Greek ²õ²â³¾±èó²õ¾±´Ç²Ô drinking party, equivalent to sym- sym- + po- (variant stem of ±èÄ«Ì²Ô±ð¾±²Ô to drink) + -sion noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of symposium1

C16: via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpinein to drink together, from sum- syn- + pinein to drink
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Analysts agree that the fact he's back in the spotlight, at a symposium where Xi Jinping himself presided, is a very good sign for Mr Ma.

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“I guess there’s a difference between contraction and a sport dying,†said Robert Hartman, chair of the prestigious Race Track Industry Program at the University of Arizona and host of the annual global symposium.

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"He knew this was a bubbling issue, and so his idea was to bring together a symposium," says Fab 5 Freddy, who was hosting Yo!

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The same day, Republican Steve Garvey was at Temple University in Pennsylvania, picking up an award at a women’s sports media symposium.

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The head of US Space Command, General Stephen Whiting, told a space symposium in April that China and Russia were both investing heavily in space at a “breath-taking speedâ€.

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