Symposia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Symposium \Sym*po"si*um\, n.; pl. {Symposia}. [L., fr. Gr.
     sympo`sion a drinking party, feast; sy`n with + po`sis a
     drinking. See {Syn-}, and cf. {Potable}.]
     1. A drinking together; a merry feast. --T. Warton.
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     2. 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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  symposium
       n : a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some
           topic especially one in which the participants form an
           audience and make presentations
       [also: {symposia} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  symposia
       See {symposium}