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Definition of symposium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

symposium

noun
 
/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
 
/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
(plural symposia
 
/sɪmˈpəʊziə/
 
/sɪmˈpəʊziə/
, symposiums)
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  1. symposium (on something) a meeting at which experts have discussions about a particular subject; a small conference
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySymposium is used before these nouns:
    • participant
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    Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a drinking party): via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpotēs ‘fellow drinker’, from sun- ‘together’ + potēs ‘drinker’.
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