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comast

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveler”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”).