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REVELRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unrestrained merrymaking
Synonyms:
revel; revelry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("revelry" is a kind of...):
conviviality; jollification; merrymaking (a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revelry"):
binge; bout; bust; tear (an occasion for excessive eating or drinking)
bender; booze-up; carousal; carouse; toot (revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party)
bacchanal; bacchanalia; debauch; debauchery; drunken revelry; orgy; riot; saturnalia (a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity)
whoopee (noisy and boisterous revelry)
Derivation:
revel (celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities)
