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carnival

English

Etymology

From French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnem lev?men ("meat dismissal"). Other scholars suggest Latin carnu?lia ("meat-based country feast") or carrus nav?lis ("boat wagon", "float") instead.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kæ?n?v?l/, /k??n??v?l/ (referring to specific festivals in various countries)

Noun

carnival (plural carnivals)

  1. Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
  2. A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
  3. (US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.

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References

See also

  • mardi gras
  • Mardi Gras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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wingding

English

Alternative forms

  • whingding
  • whing ding
  • wing ding

Pronunciation

Noun

wingding (plural wingdings)

  1. (slang) A fit or spasm.
    • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 243:
      ‘She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’
  2. (slang) A party.

Derived terms

  • throw a wingding

Translations

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