Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

See Also: conference

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