"comastic" meaning in English

See comastic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more comastic [comparative], most comastic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} comastic (comparative more comastic, superlative most comastic)
  1. Alternative form of komastic. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: komastic
    Sense id: en-comastic-en-adj-jYuQfET6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Compare the tradition that in Syracuse it was customary for the countryfolk (agroikoi) to compete in song, and that the victor remained in the city while the others went out to the villages collecting food for themselves and no doubt causing quite a comastic commotion.",
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