Symposium vs. Seminar

Symposiumnoun

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

Symposiumnoun

A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.

Symposiumnoun

A drinking together; a merry feast.

Symposiumnoun

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.

Symposiumnoun

a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

Symposium

In ancient Greece, the symposium (Greek: συμπόσιον symposion or symposio, from συμπίνειν sympinein, ) was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara.

Seminarnoun

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

Seminarnoun

A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

Seminarnoun

A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; - formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.

Seminarnoun

any meeting for an exchange of ideas

Seminarnoun

a course offered for a small group of advanced students

Seminar

A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.