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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Deipnosophist

/(dīp*nŏs"ō̇*fĭst)/ · Deip·nos·o·phist · IPA /daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst/
01 n. One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals.
  1. 1.
    One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals.