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symposium.

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/Received-Pronunciation/sɪmˈpoʊziəm/Canada, General-American/sɪmˈpəʉziəm/Australia/səmˈpɐʉziəm/New-Zealand
  1. A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

  2. A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.

  3. A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”), from συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”). Morphologically compare compotation.

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