Associations to the word «Symposium»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SYMPOSIUM, noun. A meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke