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banquet
[ bang-kwit ]
noun
- a lavish meal; feast.
- a ceremonious public dinner, especially one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to entertain or regale with a banquet:
They banqueted the visiting prime minister in grand style.
verb (used without object)
- to have or attend a banquet; feast:
They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.
banquet
/ ˈæŋɪ /
noun
- a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast
- a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches
verb
- intr to hold or take part in a banquet
- tr to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet
Derived Forms
- ˈԱܱٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- qܱ· ·ܱ·ٱ [bang-kwi-, teer], noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of banquet1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That means the titular wedding banquet isn’t as realized as the original film’s.
Come to think of it, this redo doesn’t even have a banquet.
During their tour, they met with the convalescing Pope at the Vatican and enjoyed a state banquet in their honour.
"We are living in a very precarious and fragile world," the King had told the state banquet.
At a state banquet at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, where the King and Queen spent the evening of their wedding anniversary, the King joked about the lavish dinner for 150 guests.
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More About Banquet
does banquet mean?
A banquet is a feast, as in Theo likes to host banquets so he can cook all his favorite foods for others.
A banquet is also a public dinner, often very fancy and benefiting a charity or celebrating a person, as in Mac likes to organize the sports banquet at the end of the year for all the school’s teams.
A banquet is basically a feast for a lot of people. It’s a large, sumptuous meal during a ceremonious gathering. Banquets can be arranged to benefit a charity or to celebrate a specific person or group of people.
To banquet means to entertain with a banquet or to have a banquet.
You’ll often hear the phrase banqueting hall, which is a room, especially in large medieval buildings, that is big enough to hold a banquet.
Example: Doreen hosted a banquet to raise money for a children’s charity.
Where does banquet come from?
The first records of the term banquet come from around the late 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Italian word banchetto.
Did you know … ?
are some other forms related to banquet?
- banqueter (noun)
- banqueteer (noun)
are some synonyms for banquet?
are some words that share a root or word element with banquet?
are some words that often get used in discussing banquet?
How is banquet used in real life?
Banquet is almost exclusively used to refer to a lavish feast or a ceremonial dinner.
Roman mosaic showing a grinning skeleton holding a wine jug in each hand. Once decorating a dining room floor, its message was entirely appropriate to the Romans and no-doubt inspired lively discussion: "Carpe Diem" and enjoy the delights of the banquet while you can.
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi)
Toni Kroos on Bayern's traditional banquet after away CL games: "Here (in Madrid) we can fly back directly after games. Back when I was in Munich, things were different. There was always a banquet on the program. That was always agonizing" [Podcast Einfach mal Luppen]
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia)
4 Nov 1551: Mary of Guise processes through to banquet with Edward VI at
— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty)
Try using banquet!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of banquet?
A. fast
B. meal
C. reception
D. feast
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