- symposiarch
- A master of ceremonies
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symposiarch
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Symposiarch — Sym*po si*arch, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? a symposium + ? to be first, to rule.] (Gr. Antiq.) The master of a feast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
symposiarch — index chairman Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
symposiarch — [sim pō′zēärk΄] n. [Gr symposiarchos, master of a feast: see SYMPOSIUM & ARCH] the master or director of a symposium, esp. in ancient Greece … English World dictionary
Symposiarch — Ein Symposiarch (gr. συμποσίαρχος, von συμπόσιον Trinkgelage und ἄρχω befehlen, anführen, beginnen ) ist der Leiter eines Symposions, eine im alten Griechenland von reichlichem Konsum inspirierender Getränke (Wein) geprägte Veranstaltung mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
symposiarch — /sim poh zee ahrk /, n. 1. the president, director, or master of a symposium. 2. a toastmaster. [1595 1605; < Gk symposíarchos. See SYMPOSIUM, ARCH] * * * … Universalium
symposiarch — sym·po·si·arch … English syllables
symposiarch — sym•po•si•arch [[t]sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌɑrk[/t]] n. the president, director, or master of a symposium • Etymology: 1595–1605; < Gk symposíarchos … From formal English to slang
symposiarch — /sɪmˈpoʊziˌak/ (say sim pohzee.ahk) noun 1. the president, director, or master of a symposium, especially in classical Greece. 2. the toastmaster. {Greek symposiarchos} …
symposiarch — noun the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet • Syn: ↑toastmaster • Hypernyms: ↑master of ceremonies, ↑emcee, ↑host • Hyponyms: ↑toast mistress … Useful english dictionary
Krater — discovered at the acropolis of Mycenae, depicting fully armed warriors. 1200 1100 BC, National Archaeological Museum of Athens For the landform crater, see Crater. A krater (in Greek: κρατήρ, kratēr, from the verb κεράννυμι, keránnymi, to mix )… … Wikipedia
