SYMPOSIUM

symposium

(noun) a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

symposium (plural symposiums or symposia)

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

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

Source: Wiktionary

Sym*po"si*um, n.; pl. Symposia. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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