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May 26, 2024

Word of the Day: Symposium

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Word of the Day
: May 26, 2024

\sim-POH-zee-um\ noun

What It Means

Symposium can refer either to a formal meeting at which experts discuss a particular topic, or to a collection of articles on a particular subject. Symposium has two plural forms: symposia and symposiums.

// Professors and graduate students attended a three-day symposium on climate change.

// The organization will be publishing a symposium on genetic research.

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