- Symposium (dialogue)
The "Symposium" can refer to two dialogues:
* Plato's "Symposium"
* Xenophon's "Symposium"
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Symposium (disambiguation) — Symposium may refer to:Meetings* Symposium, Ancient Greek social institution. * Academic conference, academic meeting such as a scientific conference.Texts* Symposium (Plato), dialogue by Plato. * Symposium (Xenophon), dialogue by Xenophon.Other… … Wikipedia
symposium — [ sɛ̃pozjɔm ] n. m. • 1951; « banquet » 1876; mot angl. 1711; gr. sumposion « banquet », par allus. au Banquet de Platon ♦ Congrès scientifique réunissant un nombre restreint de spécialistes et traitant un sujet particulier. ⇒ colloque, forum,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Symposium — Sym*po si*um, n.; pl. {Symposia}. [L., fr. Gr. sympo sion a drinking party, feast; sy n with + po sis a drinking. See {Syn }, and cf. {Potable}.] 1. A drinking together; a merry feast. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] 2. A collection of short essays by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dialogue — I noun bull session, causerie, chat, colloquy, communication, communion, confabulation, conference, confrontation, conversation, debate, discourse, disputation, exchange, formal discourse, give and take, interlocution, interview, palaver, parley … Law dictionary
Symposium (Plato) — The Symposium is a philosophical dialogue written by Plato sometime after 385 BC. It is a discussion on the nature of love, taking the form of a group of speeches, both satirical and serious, given by a group of men at a symposium or a wine… … Wikipedia
Symposium — This article is about the social custom in ancient Greece. For other uses, see Symposium (disambiguation). A female aulos player entertains men at a symposium on this Attic red figure bell krater, ca. 420 BC In ancient Greece, the symposium… … Wikipedia
Dialogue — For other uses, see Dialogue (disambiguation). Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English[1]) is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people. Its chief historical … Wikipedia
symposium — /sim poh zee euhm/, n., pl. symposiums, symposia / zee euh/. 1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience. 2. a collection of opinions… … Universalium
dialogue — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, airing, analysis, antimasque, audience success, ballet, bomb, broadcast drama, bull session, burlesque show, buzz session, canvassing, charade, chat, chinfest, cliff hanger,… … Moby Thesaurus
symposium — Synonyms and related words: Festschrift, airing, album, ana, analects, analysis, anthology, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, ball, bat, beauties, bender, binge, bout, brawl, bust, buzz session,… … Moby Thesaurus
