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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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The expression ā€œcoffee breakā€ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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