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Symposium

Verb / sɪˈmpəʊzi:ʌm / Another word for symposium — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.

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Common collocations

  • academic symposium
  • international symposium
  • scientific symposium
  • panel symposium
  • attend a symposium
  • organize a symposium
  • host a symposium

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Usage note

A symposium is a formal meeting where experts discuss a particular subject. It is often academic or professional in nature.

Example sentences

  1. The symposium on technology was very insightful.
  2. The symposium on education had many experts sharing their perspectives.
  3. The symposium on literature was attended by scholars from all over the world.
  4. The symposium on space exploration was very exciting.
  5. The symposium on health care policy had many politicians and lobbyists in attendance.

Quotes

  • Education is a symposium of older people that helps young people to think before they speak.
  • A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. Symmetry is the keystone of perfection and the symbol of eternity.
  • The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false.

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