/
sɪmˈpəʊzɪəm/
n.
(pl. symposia
/-zɪə/
or symposiums)
- a conference or meeting to discuss a particular academic or specialist subject.
▸a collection of related papers by a number of contributors.
- a drinking party or convivial discussion, as held in ancient Greece after a banquet.
Etymology
C16: via L. from Gk sumposion, from sumpotēs ‘fellow drinker’, from sun- ‘together’ + potēs ‘drinker’.
