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symposium
[ sim-poh-zee-uhm ]
noun
- 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.
- a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
- an account of a discussion meeting or of the conversation at it.
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation.
- (initial capital letter, italics) a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, dealing with ideal love and the vision of absolute beauty.
symposium
/ ɪˈəʊɪə /
noun
- a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject, esp an academic topic or social problem
- a collection of scholarly contributions, usually published together, on a given subject
- (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation, music, etc
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of symposium1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of symposium1
Example Sentences
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.
“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.
"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!
The same day, Republican Steve Garvey was at Temple University in Pennsylvania, picking up an award at a women’s sports media symposium.
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 speed”.
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