symposiarch
[ sim-poh-zee-ahrk ]
/ sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌɑrk /
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noun
the president, director, or master of a symposium.
a toastmaster.
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Words nearby symposiarch
symploce, sympodia, sympodium, symport, symposiac, symposiarch, symposiast, symposium, symptom, symptomatic, symptomatic porphyria
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Example sentences from the Web for symposiarch
Olympius had risen from his place as Symposiarch and was leaning against a door-post awaiting death with manly composure.
Serapis, Complete|Georg EbersAnd now, said the Emperor, you must all obey your symposiarch, and I am going to tell you each in turn what to do.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. FarrarThe symposiarch, or arbiter bibendi, settled the proportions to be used.
Plutarch's Morals|PlutarchThey have their absolute ruler, the symposiarch, their accepted order of drinking, their proper scale of fines.
Odd Bits of History|Henry W. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for symposiarch
symposiarch
/ (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌɑːk) /
noun
the president of a symposium, esp in classical Greece
a rare word for toastmaster
Word Origin for symposiarch
C17: from Greek; see symposium, -arch
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