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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Epicurean? #90189 12/23/02 12:11 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 161 Aberdeen, Scotland V vika member vika member V Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 161 Aberdeen, Scotland epulation The action of feasting or indulging in dainty fare. Also fig. 1542 BOORDE Dyetary ix. (1870) 250 As it is taken by epulacyon, of eatynge of crude meate. 1569 NEWTON Cicero's Olde Age 31b, Neither did I take delectation in these banquettes and epulacions. 1646 SIR T. BROWNE Pseud. Ep. (1650) 324 When he [Epicurus] would dine with Jove, and pretend unto epulation, he desired no other addition than a piece of Cytheridian cheese. 1819 H. BUSK Banquet II. 617 To make your epulation quite complete, One thing you need. 1835 HOGG in Fraser's Mag. XI. 517 Such love..'Twas love's luxuriant epulation. OED on line simple: a noun that corresponds to an adjective. AWAD did teach me something. thank you all! Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted epularian Wordwind 12/23/02 11:04 AM Epicurean? AnnaStrophic 12/23/02 11:59 AM Re: Epicurean? vika 12/23/02 12:11 PM Re: Epulation AnnaStrophic 12/23/02 12:38 PM Re: Epulation tsuwm 12/23/02 01:26 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,409 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 803 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 40 A C Bowden 30 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,582 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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