compotation
[kom-puh-tey-shuh n]
noun
an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.
Nearby words
- compostable,
- compostela,
- compostela, santiago de,
- composting toilet,
- composure,
- compotator,
- compote,
- compotier,
- compound,
- compound aneurysm
Origin of compotation
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Examples from the Web for compotation
Once the celestial gods had been taking fish, and were in compotation, ere they the truth discovered.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonI remember yet what thou one evening saidst, when I for Gunnar, a compotation made.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
compotation
noun
Word Origin for compotation
C16: from Latin compōtātiō, translation of Greek symposium
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