noun
symposium
sihm-POH-zee-uhm
noun
1
A formal meeting or conference where experts give presentations and discuss a topic.
"She presented her research at an international symposium on climate science."
2
A published collection of essays or papers on a single subject by different contributors.
"The book began as a symposium of essays on modern ethics."
How to Use Symposium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA conference or gathering, usually academic, where people present and discuss ideas.
Common pairings
attend a symposium
host a symposium
a symposium on
Word Forms
symposiums plural, symposia plural
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Etymology
From Greek symposion, "drinking party," from syn- ("together") + pinein ("to drink") — ancient Greek gatherings for wine and philosophical discussion.