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carol
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English carole, from Old French carole, from Old Italian carola, from Medieval Latin choraula, a variant of choraul?s (“flute player accompanying a chorus dance”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (khoraul?s, “one who accompanies a chorus on the flute”), from ????? (khorós, “choir; dance”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *??er- (“to enclose”) or *??oros) + ????? (aulós, “flute”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h?ewlos (“tube”)). Compare chorus, terpsichorean.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæ??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kæ??l/
- Rhymes: -æ??l
- Hyphenation: car?ol
Noun
carol (plural carols)
- (historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.
- A ballad or song of joy.
- (specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.
- (specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.
Alternative forms
- carrol, carroll (archaic)
Translations
Verb
carol (third-person singular simple present carols, present participle (UK) carolling or (US) caroling, simple past and past participle (UK) carolled or (US) caroled)
- (intransitive, historical) To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
- (intransitive) To sing in a joyful manner.
- (intransitive) To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
- (transitive) To praise or celebrate in song.
- (transitive) To sing (a song) cheerfully.
Alternative forms
- carrol, carroll (archaic)
Derived terms
- carol singer
- caroler, caroller
Translations
See also
- wassail
Etymology 2
See carrel.
Noun
carol (plural carols)
- (architecture) Alternative form of carrel (“small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study”).
References
Further reading
- carol (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- carol (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Carlo, Claro, Clora, Coral, claro, coral
Venetian
Noun
carol m (plural caroli) or carol m (plural caru?i)
- woodworm
- dental caries
Related terms
- caro?ar
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hymns
English
Pronunciation
Noun
hymns
- plural of hymn
Verb
hymns
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hymn
Swedish
Noun
hymns
- indefinite genitive singular of hymn
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