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mer·ry·mak·ing

(mĕr′ē-mā′kĭng)

1. Participation in festive activities.

a. A festivity; a revelry.

b. Festive activities.

mer′ry·mak′er n.

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merrymaking

(ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ)

fun, revelry, or festivity

ˈmerryˌmaker n

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mer•ry•mak•ing

(ˈmɛr iˌmeɪ kɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of taking part gaily or convivially in some festivity.

2. a merry festivity; revel.

[1705–15]

mer′ry•mak`er, n.

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Noun

merrymaking - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

jollification, conviviality

festivity, celebration - any joyous diversion

high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking

revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking

merrymaking

noun

1. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event:

celebration, festivity, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural), revelry.

2. Joyful, exuberant activity:

conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, revel (often used in plural), revelry.

Translations

مَرَح وابْتِهاج

veselá oslava

festlighed

Belustigung Lustbarkeit

dínomdánommulatságvigalom

gleîskapur

veselá oslava

merrymaking

[ˈmerɪˌmeɪkɪŋ] N (= party) → fiesta f; (= enjoyment) → diversión f; (= happiness) → alegría f, regocijo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

merrymaking

[ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ] n → festeggiamenti mpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

merry

(ˈmeri) adjective

1. cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc. merry children; a merry party.

2. slightly drunk. He's been getting merry on whisky.

ˈmerrily adverb

ˈmerriness noun

ˈmerriment noun

fun and laughter. There was a great deal of merriment at the party.

ˈmerry-go-round noun

(American ˌcarouˈsel) a revolving ring of toy horses etc on which children ride at a fair.

ˈmerrymaking noun

cheerful celebration. all the merrymaking at Christmas.

ˈmerrymaker noun

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