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symposium

noun [C]
 
 
/sɪmˈpəʊ.zi.əm/ US  /-ˈpoʊ-/ (plural symposia or symposiums) formal

Definition

an occasion at which people who have great knowledge of a particular subject meet in order to discuss a matter of interest: a symposium on European cinemaOfficial meetingsMeeting people
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