merrymaking

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

Word Origin

merrymaking (n.)
also merry-making, 1714; see merry + make (v.). Related: Merry-maker (1827).

Example

1. Accordingly , the marriage took place on the 16th , notwithstanding the public merrymaking .

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