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    MERRYMAKING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A boisterous celebration; a merry festivityplay

    Synonyms:

    conviviality; jollification; merrymaking

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("merrymaking" is a kind of...):

    celebration; festivity (any joyous diversion)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "merrymaking"):

    high jinks; high jinx; hijinks; jinks (noisy and mischievous merrymaking)

    revel; revelry (unrestrained merrymaking)

    Derivation:

    make merry (celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities)

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