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

Used in print

(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)

In a symposium and general exploration of the field of Person Perception and Interpersonal Behavior the discussion does not touch upon this aspect of the subject , with one possible exception ; Solomon_Asch shows the transcultural stability of metaphors based on sensation ( hot , sweet , bitter , etc . ) dealing with personal qualities of human_beings and events .

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

The Symposium , which was jointly sponsored by the American_Institute_of_Physics , the Instrument_Society_of_America , and the National_Bureau_of_Standards , attracted nearly one_thousand registrants , including many from abroad .

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