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sym⋅po⋅si⋅arch

  [sim-poh-zee-ahrk]
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–noun
1. the president, director, or master of a symposium.
2. a toastmaster.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Gk symposíarchos. See symposium, -arch
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sym·po·si·arch   (sĭm-pō'zē-ärk')   
n.  

  1. The master or director of a symposium, especially one in ancient Greece.

  2. A toastmaster.


[Greek sumposiarkhos : sumposion, symposium; see symposium + arkhos, ruler; see -arch.]
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