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noun
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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verb
present participle and gerund of merrymake
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: conviviality, jollification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: celebration, festivity
Narrower terms: jinks, high jinks, hijinks, high jinx, revel, revelry
History
From merry + making.
From merrymake + -ing.
Across languages
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
