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banquet

  • noun
  • băngˈkwĭt

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

Other meanings

  1. A ceremonial dinner party for many people.

  2. A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.

Synonyms

  • feast

Related words

  • banquet roll
  • banquet burger
  • banquet trolleyen
  • banqueteer
  • banquetlike
  • banqueteering
  • after-banquet

Example sentences

  • “The banquet table was covered in silver and gold.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Italian "banchetto" (light repast between meals, snack eaten on a small bench).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “banquet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.