n. pl. sym·po·si·ums or sym·po·si·a (-zē-ə) 1. A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations. 2. A collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine. 3. A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks. [Latin, drinking party, from Greek sumposion : sun-, syn- + posis, drinking; see pō(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sym·posi·ac′ (-zē-ăk′) adj. |
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