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Meaning of deray | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/dɪˈɹeɪ/

Definitions

  1. Disorder, disturbance.
    obsolete
  2. Disarray, confusion.
    archaic
  3. Disorderly merriment; partying.
    obsolete

Examples

“[…] the exasperated Whigs […] were the men in fact that wrought the most deray among the populace.”
“[…] there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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