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Meaning of revel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈɹɛv.əl/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
  3. A kind of dance.
  4. A wake for the dead.

Equivalents

Examples

“Our revels now are ended.”
“"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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