Associations to the word «Deipnosophist»

Wiktionary

DEIPNOSOPHIST, noun. A master of the art of dining, particularly learned conversation in the manner of Athenaeus's characters.

Dictionary definition

DEIPNOSOPHIST, noun. Someone skilled at informal chitchat.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.