symposium

See also Symposium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek syn (“together”) + pino (“drink”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /sɪm.ˈpoʊ.zi.əm/

Noun

symposium (plural symposiums or symposia)

1. A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
2. (in ancient Greece) A drinking party, especially one with intellectual discussion.

Translations

conference

Dutch: symposium (nl) n. Estonian: sümpoosion (et) Finnish: symposium (fi), symposiumi (fi), konferenssi (fi) French: symposium (fr) m.

German: Symposium (de) n. Russian: симпозиум (ru) (simpózium) m. Spanish: simposio (es)

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Vietnamese: Hoi nghi, Hoi thao

See also

• Symposium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Symposium in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Dutch

Noun

symposium n. (plural symposia or symposiums, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. symposium

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛ̃.pɔ.zjɔm/, SAMPA: /sE~.pO.zjOm/

Noun

symposium m. (plural symposiums)

1. symposium

Synonyms

• colloque