symposium
/sɪmˈpoʊziəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
noun
A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.
noun
A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.
Example Sentences
- "THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The work is a symposium by writers who are mostly specialists in the topics about which they write."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”), from συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”). Morphologically compare compotation.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /sɪmˈpoʊziəm/
- British English: /sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
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Phrases
Symposium in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Oxford University Press
Frequently Paired Words
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Symposium in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
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