Definition of "symposium" []

• A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations. (noun)
• A collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine. (noun)
• A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks. (noun)

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• "I don't know about you, but when I hear the word symposium I experience a certain frisson."
• "I believe Griff, being a little afraid of her quickness, led her to suppose he was going to hold what he called a symposium in his rooms, and to think it a mystery of college life not intended for young ladies."
• "The symposium is free and open to the public, with no registration required."