revelry

[rev-uhl-ree]

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noun, plural rev·el·ries.

reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.

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Origin of revelry

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at revel, -ry

SYNONYMS FOR revelry

merrymaking, celebration, carousal, spree.

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Examples from the Web for revelry

Noises came out of the interior, like a modified din from chambers of revelry.
Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar
The revelry at the Trevethlan Arms was protracted till a late hour.
Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3)|William Davy Watson
Those who quit that room, sir, often forget on the morrow what occurred during the revelry of the night.
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
And the dance went on, and revelry rose to its maddest pitch.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 9th, 1892|Various

They began to enter into the merry spirit of revelry which characterizes such entertainments in the cities of the Old World.
Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives|Allan Pinkerton

British Dictionary definitions for revelry

revelry

noun plural -ries

noisy or unrestrained merrymaking

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Word Origin and History for revelry