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symposium
- /sɪmˈpəʊziəm/ UK
- /sɪmˈpoʊziəm/ Canada, US
- /sɪmˈpəʉziəm/ Australia
- /səmˈpɐʉziəm/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”), from συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”). Morphologically compare compotation.
noun symposiums · 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.
- A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors. THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The work is a symposium by writers who are mostly specialists in the topics about which they write.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: seminar, conference, congress, forum, meeting, consortium, colloquium, workshop, thematic, colloquia, colloque, colloquy, discussion, town, event, salon
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noun a conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations
| Español | simposio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 심포지엄 simpojieom |
| 日本語 | シンポジウム shinpojiumu |
| 中文 | 討論會 /讨论会 tǎolùnhuì, 座談會 /座谈会 zuòtánhuì, 研討會 /研讨会 yántǎohuì |
| हिन्दी | संगोष्ठी saṅgoṣṭhī, गोष्ठी goṣṭhī |
| Kiswahili | kongamano |
| Português | simpósio |
| Français | symposium |
| Deutsch | Fachtagung, Symposium, Symposion |
| Italiano | simposio, convegno |
| Ελληνικά | συμπόσιο sympósio |
| Română | simpozion |
| Русский | симпо́зиум simpózium |
| Tiếng Việt | hội nghị chuyên đề |
| العربية | سِمْبُوزِيُوم simbūziyūm, نَدْوَة nadwa |
Talk about this word "symposium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/symposium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. symposium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/symposium "symposium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/symposium.Cite this
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title = {symposium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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