symposium

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

seminar

conference

discussion

workshop

forum

panel discussion

parley

teach-in

academic conference

round-table discussion

banquet

rap session

collection

colloquium

feast

memoir

Translations

symposium

simposio

Symposium

simposio

συμπόσιο

simpósio

simposi

sempozyum

symposium

colloque

conferencia

Konferenz mit Beiträgen zu einem Thema

Fachtagung

Symposion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪm.ˈpoʊ.zi.əm/

Etymology

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