symposiac

[sim-poh-zee-ak]

sym·po·si·ac

[sim-poh-zee-ak]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or suitable for a symposium.
noun
2.
a symposium.

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Symposiac is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1575–85; < Latin symposiacus < Greek symposiakós. See symposium, -ac
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symposiac (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌæk)
 
adj
1.  of, suitable for, or occurring at a symposium
 
n
2.  an archaic word for symposium
 
[C17: from Latin symposiacus; see symposium]

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