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ə
r
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–noun
1.
a large fire built in the open air, for warmth, entertainment, or celebration, to burn leaves, garbage, etc., or as a signal.
2.
any fire built in the open.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late ME
bone fire,
i.e., a fire with bones for fuel
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bon·fire
(bŏn'fīr')
n. A large fire built outdoors, as for signaling or in celebration of an event.
[Middle English
bonnefire
:
bon
,
bone
; see
bone
+
fir
,
fire
; see
fire
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
bonfire
1556, from M.E.
banefire
(1483), originally a fire in which bones were burned. Johnson mistakenly derived it from Fr.
bon
"good."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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