# symposium

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪmˈpəʊziəm/ · frequency rank #12,871

## Definitions
1. A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
2. A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.
3. A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”) συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`smyposium`, `ssymposium`, `symmposium`, `symopsium`, `sympoisum`, `symposimu`, `symposiumm`, `sympossium`, `symposuim`, `sympposium`, `sympsoium`, `sypmosium`, `syymposium`, `ysmposium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/symposium