‖n.; pl.Sympodia [ NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Bot.) An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of the other, as in the grapevine. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 different authors on a common topic; -- so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks. [ 1913 Webster ]
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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 different authors on a common topic; -- so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks. [ 1913 Webster ]