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RIGAMAROLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long and complicated and confusing procedure
Example:
all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time
Synonyms:
rigamarole; rigmarole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rigamarole" is a kind of...):
procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A set of confused and meaningless statements
Synonyms:
rigamarole; rigmarole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rigamarole" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
