different between celebration vs beano

English

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l??b?ei??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: cel?e?bra?tion

Noun

celebration (countable and uncountable, plural celebrations)

1. The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
2. The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
3. The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
4. A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:celebration

Related terms

• celebrant
• celebrat
• celebrator
• celebrity
• celebrate

Translations

Anagrams

• eniclobrate

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bi?n??/

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of beanfeast., +? -o.

Noun

beano (plural beanos)

1. A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
   • 1912, Katherine Manfield, "The Woman at the Store", Selected Short Stories:

     You gas like a kid at a Sunday School beano.

   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 419:

     ‘Every year,’ said Lord Galen happily, ‘I have this little beano as a farewell treat before leaving France.’

2. (figuratively) Any home-made gas or indigestion remedy.

Etymology 2

Noun

beano (plural beanos)

1. Alternative form of bingo

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ano

Verb

beano

1. third-person plural present indicative of beare

Anagrams

• ebano