symposiac

American

[sim-poh-zee-ak] / sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌæk /

adjective

of, relating to, or suitable for a symposium.

noun

a symposium.

symposiac British

/ sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌæk /

adjective

of, suitable for, or occurring at a symposium

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noun

an archaic word for symposium

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Etymology

Origin of symposiac

1575–85; < Latin symposiacus < Greek symposiakós. See symposium, -ac

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I am told that in Germany it matters NOT how friendly the members of a symposiac may be, everybody is expected to order and pay for his own booze.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by William Cowper Brann

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