symposiac
/sɪmˈpəʊziæk/
symposiac adjective: of or pertaining to a symposium.
Adjective
symposiac (comparative more symposiac, superlative most symposiac)
- Of or pertaining to a symposium.
- The ancient custome in Symposiack meetings was to weave chaplets of roses about their heads.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 110
- symposiac disputations amongst my acquaintance1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- sympotic, sympotical
Noun
symposiac (plural symposiacs)
- A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet.
- Any similar gathering.
Synonyms of symposiac
Forms of symposiac
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more symposiac |
| superlative | most symposiac |
| Noun | |
| plural | symposiacs |
Origin of symposiac
From Latin symposiacus.
Questions about symposiac
- What does symposiac mean?
- Symposiac means of or pertaining to a symposium.
- What part of speech is symposiac?
- Symposiac can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce symposiac?
- Symposiac is pronounced /sɪmˈpəʊziæk/.
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