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revelry

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rev·el·ry

   [rev-uhl-ree]
noun, plural -ries.
reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see revel, -ry

Synonyms
merrymaking, celebration, carousal, spree.

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revelry (ˈrɛvəlrɪ)
 
—n , pl -ries
noisy or unrestrained merrymaking

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revelry
"act of reveling," 15c., from revel (q.v.).
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