REVELRY

revel, revelry

(noun) unrestrained merrymaking

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

revelry (countable and uncountable, plural revelries)

Joyful or riotous merry-making.

Synonyms

• celebration, festivity, revelment

Source: Wiktionary


Rev"el*ry, n. Etym: [See Revel, v. i. & n.]

Definition: The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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