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Definition of SYMPOSIUM

Symposium
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. 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.

Meaning of SYMPOSIUM from wikipedia

- In Ancient Greece, the symposium (Ancient Gr****: συμπόσιον, sympósion or symposio, from συμπίνειν, sympínein, 'to drink together') was the part of a banquet...
- Look up symposium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The symposium was an Ancient Gr**** social institution. Symposium may also refer to: Symposium (Plato)...
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- the Symposium, the Athens Ekistic W**** was held, involving the Symposium parti****nts in a larger meeting. Ideas incubated and mooted at the Symposium, such...
- The Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable...
- Grand Hajj Symposium is a cultural and scientific meeting held annually in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj season. The first symposium was held in...
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- The Western Pacific Naval Symposium are a series of biennial meetings of the Pacific nations to discuss naval matters held on even numbered years. A WPNS...
- The Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium is a lecture series sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. The Symposium runs each year over the course of the fall...