/ sɪmˈpəʊziəm; NAmE -ˈpoʊ-/ noun
( pl. sym·po·sia / -ziə; NAmE / or sym·po·siums ) symposium (on sth) a meeting at which experts have discussions about a particular subject; a small conference
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (denoting a drinking party): via Latin from Greek sumposion , from sumpotēs fellow drinker, from sun- together + potēs drinker.