compotation
[ kom-puh-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Words nearby compotation
compost, compostable, Compostela, composting toilet, composure, compotation, compotator, compote, compotier, compound, compound aneurysm
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences 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
British Dictionary definitions for compotation
compotation
/ (ˌkɒmpəˈteɪʃən) /
noun
rare the act of drinking together in a company
Derived forms of compotation
compotator, nounWord Origin for compotation
C16: from Latin compōtātiō, translation of Greek symposium
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012