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单词 compotation
释义

compotation

[ kom-puh-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun

an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.

Origin of compotation

First recorded in 1585–95, compotation is from the Latin word compōtātiōn- (stem of compōtātiō, translation of Greek sympósionsymposium). See com-, potation

Words nearby compotation

compost, compostable, Compostela, composting toilet, composure, compotation, compotator, compote, compotier, compound, compound aneurysm
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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 Sturleson
  • I 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, noun

Word Origin for compotation

C16: from Latin compōtātiō, translation of Greek symposium
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