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Symposium (Symposia, pl.) originally referred to a drinking party (the Greek verb sympotein means "to drink together") but has since come to refer to any academic conference, whether or not drinking takes place. The sympotic elegies of [[Theognis]] of Megara and two [[Socratic]] [[dialogue]]s, [[Plato's Symposium]] and [[Xenophon]]'s Symposium all describe symposia in the original sense.
Symposium (Symposia, pl.) originally referred to a drinking party (the Greek verb sympotein means "to drink together") but has since come to refer to any academic conference. The sympotic elegies of [[Theognis]] of Megara and two [[Socratic]] [[dialogue]]s, [[Plato's Symposium]] and [[Xenophon]]'s Symposium all describe symposia in the original sense.
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Noun
Singular - symposium
Plural - symposiums or symposia
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.
Definition:
1. formal meeting for discussion of subject: a formal meeting held for the discussion of a subject, during which individual speakers may make presentations
2. publishing published collection of opinions: a published collection of opinions or writings on a subject, often in a periodical
3. ancient hist drinking party in ancient Greece: a drinking party in ancient Greece, usually with music and philosophical conversation [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/symposium]
