Etymology

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Today it means: A reveler, usually drunken or riotous. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κωμαστής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκωμαστής“reveler”
  2. English todaycomast

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

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