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carol

1

[ kar-uhl ]

noun

  1. a song, especially of joy.
  2. a Christmas song or hymn.
  3. a seat in a bay window or oriel.
  4. a compartment in a cloister, similar to a carrel.
  5. a kind of circular dance.


verb (used without object)

, car·oled, car·ol·ing or (especially British) car·olled, car·ol·ling.
  1. to sing Christmas songs or hymns, especially in a group performing in a public place or going from house to house.
  2. to sing, especially in a lively, joyous manner; warble.

verb (used with object)

, car·oled, car·ol·ing or (especially British) car·olled, car·ol·ling.
  1. to sing joyously.
  2. to praise or celebrate in song.

Carol

2

[ kar-uhl ]

noun

  1. a male or female given name.

Carol.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Carolingian.

carol

/ ˈkærəl /

noun

  1. a joyful hymn or religious song, esp one (a Christmas carol ) celebrating the birth of Christ
  2. archaic.
    an old English circular dance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to sing carols at Christmas
  2. to sing (something) in a joyful manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcaroling, noun
  • ˈcaroler, noun
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Other Words From

  • carol·er especially British, carol·ler noun
  • outcarol verb (used with object) outcaroled outcaroling or (especially British) outcarolled outcarolling
  • un·caroled adjective
  • un·carolled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carol1

1250–1300; Middle English carole ring, circle (of stones), enclosed place for study ( carrel ), ringdance with song (hence, song) < Anglo-French carole, Old French *corole (compare Old Provençal corola ), apparently < Latin corolla garland ( corolla ), conflated with Latin choraula < Greek choraúlēs piper for choral dance, equivalent to chor ( ós ) chorus + -aulēs, derivative of aulós pipe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carol1

C13: from Old French, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Likewise, his painstaking recreation of the past in period pieces like “Far From Heaven,” “Carol,” or “Wonderstruck” has proven his ability not just to capture the look and feel of a bygone era, but to transport audiences right back into it.

A spin-off featuring Daryl and Carol is slated to air in 2023.

I’m also assuming that when Fury or Talos tells Carol that Monica is now in space, Carol will want to pay her a visit.

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This sets up Monica’s reported appearance and reunion with Carol in the Captain Marvel sequel.

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Donald Duck doesn’t play Scrooge in Mickey’s Christmas Carol!

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There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.

A Christmas Carol revived and reinvented it around the gift of giving.

Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas Carol and others, simply, Scrooge.

When A Christmas Carol was published just in time for the Christmas of 1843, the holiday had been in a long decline in England.

Today, in contrast, if Grandma Maude starts one in Maine, Aunty Carol can directly help out from California.

She looked radiantly beautiful, and as happy as if her soul were singing a Christmas Carol.

Ill wager you dont even know what side of a horse to get on, declared Carol as the latter two disappeared into their own room.

I gathered that much, Virginia said, rising as Janet and Carol returned, this time fully dressed and eager to get outside.

At supper Janet and Carol had proposed a camping trip which the others received with enthusiasm.

I wish I had brought some cotton, Carol commented darkly, for my ears, she added at Janets curious glance.

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