compotation

[kom-puh-tey-shuh n]

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noun

an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.

Origin of compotation

First recorded in 1585–95, compotation is from the Latin word compōtātiōn- (stem of compōtātiō, translation of Greek sympósion symposium). See com-, potation

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Related Words for compotation

orgy, blind, affair, carousal, fling, drunk, toot, bender, jag, bout, compotation

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Historical Examples of 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 Sturleson
I 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

British Dictionary definitions for compotation

compotation

noun

rare the act of drinking together in a company

Derived Formscompotator, noun

Word Origin for compotation

C16: from Latin compōtātiō, translation of Greek symposium

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