symposium
symposium
nounDefinition of SYMPOSIUM
a meeting featuring a group discussion <recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography>
Synonyms colloquy, conference, council, panel, panel discussion, parley, powwow, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium
Related Words colloquium; caucus, town meeting; assembly, conclave, congregation, congress, consistory, convention, convocation, synod; debate, deliberation; brainstorming; chat room, newsgroup
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