symposium
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek syn (“together”) + pino (“drink”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
symposium (plural symposiums or symposia)
- A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
- (in ancient Greece) A drinking party, especially one with intellectual discussion.
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Translations [edit]
conference
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See also [edit]
Symposium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Symposium in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
symposium n (plural symposia or symposiums, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
symposium m (plural symposiums)
Synonyms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
symposium (genitive symposiī); n, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | symposium | symposia |
| genitive | symposiī | symposiōrum |
| dative | symposiō | symposiīs |
| accusative | symposium | symposia |
| ablative | symposiō | symposiīs |
| vocative | symposium | symposia |