What does symposium mean?
Symposium means A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations..
Symposium
/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/ · noun
Meaning
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations..
Definitions by Sense
- A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
- A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.
- A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.
Example Sentences
THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The work is a symposium by writers who are mostly specialists in the topics about which they write.
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Word Forms
- symposiums
- symposia
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THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The work is a symposium by writers who are mostly specialists in the topics about which they write.
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