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corroboree

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cor⋅rob⋅o⋅ree

  [kuh-rob-uh-ree]
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–noun Australian.
1. an assembly of Aborigines typified by singing and dancing, sometimes associated with traditional sacred rites.
2. a social gathering, esp. of a boisterous nature.
Also, cor⋅rob⋅bo⋅ree.

Origin:
1793; < Dharuk ga-ra-ba-ra dance
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cor·rob·o·ree   (kə-rŏb'ə-rē)   
n.  

  1. An Australian Aboriginal dance festival held at night to celebrate tribal victories or other events.

  2. Australian

    1. A large, noisy celebration.

    2. A great tumult; a disturbance.


[From Dharuk garabari.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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