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a) one of an ancient group of philosophers, who engaged in learned dialogue at mealsb) a person skilled at informal, across-the-table small talk
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Deipnosophist — Deip*nos o*phist (d[imac]p*n[o^]s [ o]*f[i^]st), n. [Gr. deipnosofisth s; dei^pnon a meal + sofisth s a wise man, sophist.] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deipnosophist — gourmand, 1650s, from Gk. deipnosophistes one learned in the mysteries of the kitchen, from deipnon chief meal, dinner (of unknown origin) + sophistes master of a craft. the word has come down thanks to Deipnosophistai, 3c. work on gastronomy by… … Etymology dictionary
deipnosophist — /duyp nos euh fist/, n. a person who is an adept conversationalist at table. [1650 60; after a literary work by Athenaeus, Deipnosophistés, an expert in affairs of the kitchen, equiv. to Gk deîpno(n) meal + sophistés SOPHIST] * * * … Universalium
deipnosophist — deip·nos·o·phist … English syllables
deipnosophist — /daɪpˈnɒsəfəst/ (say duyp nosuhfuhst) noun a master of the art of dining, especially of conversation at table. {Greek deipnosophistai (plural) kitchen sophists, title of a work by Athenaeus (?AD 228) …
deipnosophist — n. person expert in art of table talk. ♦ deipnosophistic, a. ♦ deipnosophism, n … Dictionary of difficult words
deipnosophist — noun someone skilled at informal chitchat • Hypernyms: ↑conversationalist, ↑conversationist, ↑schmoozer … Useful english dictionary
CONVIVIA — vide de iis iam aliquid supra, in voce Cibus: item Cena. In iis, Varro convivarum numerum incipere voluit a Gratiarum numero. et progredi ad Musarum, quibus Apollinem quoque suum indulget Erasinus. Vettius tamen apud Macrob. l. 1. Saturn. c. 7.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
ATHENÆUS — a Greek writer of the 3rd century, wrote a curious miscellany of a book entitled Deipnosophistæ, or the Suppers of the Learned, extant only in an imperfect state … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
conversationist — noun someone skilled at conversation • Syn: ↑conversationalist, ↑schmoozer • Derivationally related forms: ↑schmooze (for: ↑schmoozer), ↑conversation, ↑conversation … Useful english dictionary
