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compotation
[ kom-puh-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.
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compost, compostable, Compostela, composting toilet, composure, compotation, compotator, compote, compotier, compound, compound annual return
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How to use compotation in a sentence
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 SturlesonThe grand compotation going on in the parlour waxed louder and wilder as the night wore on.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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
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