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SYSSITIA

\sˈɪsɪʃə], \sˈɪsɪʃə], \s_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_ʃ_ə]\

Definitions of SYSSITIA

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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si-sit'i-a, n. the ancient Spartan custom of eating together in public the chief meal of the day. [Gr. syn, together with, sitos, food.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(Greek ant.). Public messes of Spartans& some other Dorians at which citizens were required to feed with a view to the promotion of patriotism, military efficiency, discipline, & simplicity. [Greek]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[Gr.] In Gr. Hist., an institution chiefly of the Doric states, which compelled the male freemen to have their meals in common messes instead of their own houses. See Pheiditia.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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