conversation vs symposium

conversation

noun
  • Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. 

  • The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction. 

  • The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout. 

verb
  • To engage in conversation (with). 

symposium

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

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

  • A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors. 

How often have the words conversation and symposium occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )