banquet
Origin of banquet
synonym study for banquet
OTHER WORDS FROM banquet
ban·quet·er, ban·que·teer [bang-kwi-teer], /ˌbæŋ kwɪˈtɪər/, nounWords nearby banquet
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What does banquet mean?
A banquet is a feast, as in Theo likes to host banquets so he can cook all his favorite foods for others.
A banquet is also a public dinner, often very fancy and benefiting a charity or celebrating a person, as in Mac likes to organize the sports banquet at the end of the year for all the school’s teams.
A banquet is basically a feast for a lot of people. It’s a large, sumptuous meal during a ceremonious gathering. Banquets can be arranged to benefit a charity or to celebrate a specific person or group of people.
To banquet means to entertain with a banquet or to have a banquet.
You’ll often hear the phrase banqueting hall, which is a room, especially in large medieval buildings, that is big enough to hold a banquet.
Example: Doreen hosted a banquet to raise money for a children’s charity.
Where does banquet come from?
The first records of the term banquet come from around the late 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Italian word banchetto.
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What are some other forms related to banquet?
- banqueter (noun)
- banqueteer (noun)
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How is banquet used in real life?
Banquet is almost exclusively used to refer to a lavish feast or a ceremonial dinner.
Roman mosaic showing a grinning skeleton holding a wine jug in each hand. Once decorating a dining room floor, its message was entirely appropriate to the Romans and no-doubt inspired lively discussion: "Carpe Diem" and enjoy the delights of the banquet while you can. #halloween pic.twitter.com/J01a7bf6O2
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 31, 2020
Toni Kroos on Bayern's traditional banquet after away CL games: "Here (in Madrid) we can fly back directly after games. Back when I was in Munich, things were different. There was always a banquet on the program. That was always agonizing" [Podcast Einfach mal Luppen] pic.twitter.com/w7YqMSP4NY
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) October 28, 2020
4 Nov 1551: Mary of Guise processes through #London to banquet with Edward VI at #Westminster #otd pic.twitter.com/ZjNt6K3eGc
— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty) November 4, 2020
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of banquet?
A. fast
B. meal
C. reception
D. feast