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   symposium

   /sɪmˈpəʊzɪəm/

   noun

   • 1. a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
   • ▪ a collection of essays or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.
   • 2. a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet (and notable as the title of a work by Plato).

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a drinking party): via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpotēs ‘fellow drinker’, from sun- ‘together’ + potēs ‘drinker’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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