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gaud⋅y
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[gaw-dee] 
–noun, plural gaud⋅ies. British.
| a festival or celebration, esp. an annual college feast. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L gaudium joy, delight
1400–50; late ME < L gaudium joy, delight
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| gaud·y 2 (gô'dē) n. pl. gaud·ies Chiefly British A feast, especially an annual university dinner. [Middle English gaudi, gaud, prank, trick, possibly from Old French gaudie, merriment (from gaudir, to enjoy, make merry, from Latin gaudēre, to rejoice) and from Latin gaudium, enjoyment, merry-making (from gaudēre, to rejoice; see gāu- in Indo-European roots).] |
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