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MERRYMAKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
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)
