compotation
[ kom-puh-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
an act or instance of drinking or tippling together.
Words nearby compotation
compost,
compostable,
compostela,
composting toilet,
composure,
compotation,
compotator,
compote,
compotier,
compound,
compound aneurysm
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 SturlesonI 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, nounWord Origin for compotation
C16: from Latin
compōtātiō, translation of Greek
symposium