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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche