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mirth

   [murth]
–noun
1. gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
2. amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mirthe, OE myrgth. See merry, -th 1
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mirth     (mûrth)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.

[Middle English, from Old English myrgth; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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mirth 
O.E. myrgð "joy, pleasure," from P.Gmc. *murgitha, noun of quality from *murgjo- (see merry). Mirthquake "entertainment that excites convulsive laughter" first attested 1928, in ref. to Harold Lloyd movies.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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mirth

noun
great merriment [syn: hilarity] 

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Mirth

Mirth\, n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myr[eth], myrg[eth], merh[eth], mirh[eth]. See Merry.]

1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth. --Jer. vii. 34.

2. That which causes merriment. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee; hilarity; festivity; jollity. See Gladness.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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