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- 1. a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
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Check pronunciation: symposium. Definition of symposium noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject, esp an academic topic or social problem. a collection of scholarly contributions, usually published together, on a given subject. (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation, music, etc. See more.
symposium. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing sym‧po‧si‧um /sɪmˈpəʊziəm $ -ˈpoʊ-/ noun (plural symposiums or symposia /-ziə/) [ countable] 1 a formal meeting in which people who know a lot about a particular subject have discussions about it → conference symposium on ...
Britannica Dictionary definition of SYMPOSIUM. [count] formal. 1. : a formal meeting at which experts discuss a particular topic. Professors and graduate students attended the symposium. — often + on. a symposium on cloning. 2. : a collection of articles on a particular subject — often + on.
5 days ago · 1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience. 2. a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
A symposium is a conference in which experts or academics discuss a particular subject. [...] Synonyms of 'symposium' • congress, meeting, conference, convention [...] More. Examples of 'symposium' in a sentence.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun symposium. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. symposium has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. literature (late 1500s) ancient Greek history (early 1700s)
