deipnosophist

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How do you pronounce deipnosophist?

The recorded pronunciation is /daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst/.

What does deipnosophist mean?

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

Where does deipnosophist come from?

From the 3rd-century Ancient Greek Δειπνοσοφισταί (Deipnosophistaí) by Athenaeus, derived from δειπνο- (deipno-, “deipno-, dinner-”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “one knowledgeable in the arts of ~”). Sometimes misunderstood owing to confusion with pejorative senses of sophist.

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