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< symposiac
symposiast >
sym·po·si·arch
(s
m-p
z
-ärk
)
KEY
NOUN:
The master or director of a symposium, especially one in ancient Greece.
A toastmaster.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek
sumposiarkhos
:
sumposion
,
symposium
; see
symposium
+
arkhos
,
ruler
; see
-arch
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