Compotation
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compotation — ⇒COMPOTATION, subst. fém. Vx. Action de boire ensemble. Camarades de compotation (GOBINEAU, Nouvelles asiatiques, La Guerre des Turcomans, 1876, p. 200). Prononc. Seule transcr. ds BESCH. 1845 et LITTRÉ : kon po ta sion. Étymol. et Hist. 1690… … Encyclopédie Universelle
compotation — /kom peuh tay sheuhn/, n. an act or instance of drinking or tippling together. [1585 95; < L compotation (s. of compotatio, trans. of Gk sympósion SYMPOSIUM). See COM , POTATION] * * * … Universalium
compotation — ˌkämpōˈtāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin compotation , compotatio (translation of Greek symposion drinking party), from com + potatio potation : a drinking or tippling together : carouse … Useful english dictionary
compotation — (kon po ta sion) s. f. Terme vieilli et familier. Régal entre plusieurs personnes. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. compotateur … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
compotation — n. 1. Pot companionship, tippling in company, drinking together. 2. Revelling, revelry, conviviality, carousing, wassailing, frolicking, jollification. 3. Revel, debauch, bacchanals, saturnalia, wassail, orgies, carouse, carousal, drinking bout,… … New dictionary of synonyms
compotation — com·po·ta·tion … English syllables
compotation — /kɒmpəˈteɪʃən/ (say kompuh tayshuhn) noun a drinking or tippling together. {Latin compōtātio drinking together} –compotator /ˈkɒmpəteɪtə/ (say kompuhtaytuh), noun …
compotation — n. drinking party. ♦ compotator, n. ♦ compotatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
com|po|ta|to|ry — «kuhm POH tuh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. 1. having to do with compotation. 2. addicted to compotation … Useful english dictionary
compotator — compotatory /keuhm poh teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /kom peuh tay teuhr/, n. a person who drinks or tipples with another. [1725 35; < LL; see COMPOTATION, TOR] * * * … Universalium
