Symposium
Pronunciation : Sym*po"si*um
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. sympo`sion a drinking party, feast; sy`n with + po`sis a drinking. See Syn-, and cf. Potable.]
Definition : 1. A drinking together; a merry feast. T. Warton.
2. 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.
pl. Symposia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913