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(symposia, or symposiums) A symposium is a conference in which experts or academics discuss a particular subject. He had been taking part in an international symposium on population. N-COUNT: oft N on n
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noun (plural symposia or -siums) Etymology: Latin, from Greek symposion, from sympinein to drink together, from syn- + pinein to drink — more at potable Date: 1711 1. a. a convivial party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music and conversation b. a social gathering at which there is free interchange of ideas 2. a. a formal meeting at which several specialists deliver short addresses on a topic or on related topics — compare colloquium b. a collection of opinions on a subject; especially one published by a periodical c. discussion ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. symposia) 1 a a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject. b a collection of essays or papers for this purpose. 2 a philosophical or other friendly discussion. 3 a drinking-party, esp. of the ancient Greeks with conversation etc. after a banquet. Etymology: L f. Gk sumposion in sense 3 (as SYN-, - potes drinker) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. симпозиум, совещание по какому-л. специальному вопросу 2. философская или иная дружеская беседа 3. сборник статей разных авторов на общую тему 4. подборка высказываний разных людей на одну тему (в газете, журнале) the magazine carries a symposium on sports —- в журнале напечатана подборка высказываний о спорте 5. др-греч. пир, симпозиум (часто сопровождающийся беседой) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) симпозиум, совещание по определенному научному вопросу 2) философская или иная дружеская беседа 3) сборник статей различных авторов на общую тему 4) anc. -gr. пир ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ plural symposiums or symposia ~ n formal 1 a formal meeting in which people who know a lot about a particular subject have discussions about it (a symposium on neurological science) 2 a group of articles on a particular subject collected together in a book ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 16c., "account of a gathering or party," from L. symposium "drinking party, symposium," from Gk. symposion "convivial gathering of the educated" (related to sympotes "drinking companion"), from syn- "together" + posis "a drinking," from a stem of Aeolic ponen "to drink," cognate with L. potare "to drink." The sense of "meeting on some subject" is from 1784. Reflecting the Gk. fondness for mixing wine and ilntellectual discussion, the modern sense is especially from the word being used as a title for one of Plato's dialogues. Gk. plural is symposia. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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