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• Symposiast — Sym*po si*ast, n. One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• symposiast — [sim pō′zēast΄] n. [< SYMPOSIUM + ast, as in ENTHUSIAST] a person participating in a symposium …   English World dictionary

• symposiast — noun Etymology: Greek symposiazein to take part in a symposium, from symposion Date: 1878 a contributor to a symposium …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• symposiast — /sim poh zee ast , euhst/, n. a person who attends or participates in a symposium. [1650 60; orig. < assumed Gk *symposiastés, deriv. of symposiázein to drink together (with agentive suffix tes), v. deriv. of symposíon drinking party (see… …   Universalium

• symposiast — [sɪm pəʊzɪast] noun a participant in a symposium …   English new terms dictionary

• symposiast — sym·po·si·ast …   English syllables

• symposiast — sym•po•si•ast [[t]sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌæst, əst[/t]] n. cvb a person who attends or participates in a symposium • Etymology: 1650–60; orig. < assumed Gk *symposiastḗs, der. of symposiázein to drink together …   From formal English to slang

• symposiast — noun someone who participates in a symposium • Hypernyms: ↑attendant, ↑attender, ↑attendee, ↑meeter …   Useful english dictionary

• Symposium — This article is about the social custom in ancient Greece. For other uses, see Symposium (disambiguation). A female aulos player entertains men at a symposium on this Attic red figure bell krater, ca. 420 BC In ancient Greece, the symposium… …   Wikipedia

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