symposiac

symposiac
/sim poh"zee ak'/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or suitable for a symposium.
n.
2. a symposium.
[1575-85; < L symposiacus < Gk symposiakós. See SYMPOSIUM, -AC]

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