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Syllabification: (sym·po·si·um)

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Definition of symposium

noun (plural symposia /-zēə/ or symposiums)

a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
a collection of essays or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.
a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet (and notable as the title of a work by Plato).

Origin:

late 16th century (denoting a drinking party): via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpotēs 'fellow drinker', from sun- 'together' + potēs 'drinker'

The plural of symposium can be spelled either symposia (as in Latin) or symposiums.

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