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banquet

ban·quet

UK/ˈbæŋkwɪt/ US/ˈbæŋkɪt/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

  • “a banquet for the graduating seniors”
  • “the Thanksgiving feast”
  • “they put out quite a spread”
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verb

1.

provide a feast or banquet for

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2.

partake in a feast or banquet

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Origin

From Middle English banket, from Middle French banquet, from Italian banchetto (“light repast between meals, snack eaten on a small bench”, literally “a small bench”), from banco (“bench”), from Lombardic *bank, *panch (“bench”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”).

Phrases

  • banquet burger
  • banquet roll
  • banquet trolleyen

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