The act of eating together or a meal shared in common; a joint banquet or feast.
From Late Latin 'commassatio,' derived from 'commassari' (to eat together), from 'com-' (together) plus 'massa' (food, mass). The term carries connotations of Roman social custom.
Commassation is basically the fancy historical word for breaking bread together—it reminds us that sharing meals has been understood as creating bonds and community for thousands of years.
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