Symposium

·noun A drinking together; a merry feast.

II. Symposium ·noun A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic;

— so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.

Symposium
Sympŏsĭum, ii, n., = Συμπόσιον (The Banquet), the title of one of Plato’s dialogues , Gell. 1, 9, ...

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Symposium
Symposium ī, n , Συμπόσιον(Banquet), a dialogue by Plato, N. ...

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