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merrymaking

  (mĕr'ē-mā'kĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. Participation in festive activities.
    1. A festivity; a revelry.
    2. Festive activities.
merrymaker mer'ry·mak'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: merrymaking

noun

  1. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event: celebration, festivity, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See laughter.
  2. Joyful, exuberant activity: conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See laughter.

 
WordNet: merrymaking
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
  Synonyms: conviviality, jollification


 
Translations: Translations for: Merrymaking

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lystighed, festlighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
feestelijkheid, joligheid

Français (French)
n. - réjouissance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Feiern, Fest

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γλέντι, διασκέδαση, πανηγύρι

Italiano (Italian)
festa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - divertimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
веселье, празднество

Español (Spanish)
n. - diversión, fiestas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppsluppenhet

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
欢乐, 狂欢, 欢庆活动

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 歡樂, 狂歡, 歡慶活動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잔치, 환락

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 浮かれ騒ぎ, 浮かれ騒ぐこと
adj. - 陽気な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لهو صاخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמחה, הילולה, כיף‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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