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banquet

[bang-kwit]

noun

  1. a lavish meal; feast.

  2. a ceremonious public dinner, especially one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.



verb (used with object)

banqueted, banqueting 
  1. to entertain or regale with a banquet.

    They banqueted the visiting prime minister in grand style.

verb (used without object)

banqueted, banqueting 
  1. to have or attend a banquet; feast.

    They banqueted on pheasant, wild boar, and three kinds of fish.

banquet

/ ˈ²úæŋ°ì·Éɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast

  2. a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to hold or take part in a banquet

  2. (tr) to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • banqueter noun
  • banqueteer noun
  • ˈ²ú²¹²Ô±ç³Ü±ð³Ù±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of banquet1

First recorded in 1450–1500; from Middle French, from Italian banchetto ( banc(o) “table†( bank 2 ) + -etto -et ); replacing late Middle English bankat, banket(te), from Middle French
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of banquet1

C15: from Old French, from Italian banchetto , from banco a table, of Germanic origin; see bank 1
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Synonym Study

See feast.
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Example Sentences

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How he saved enough money to buy six storefronts next door and expanded Barragan’s so it grew into a sprawling palace that could seat 300 in its two bars, banquet room and patio.

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That means relocating traditional elements of a visit, like the state banquet, which in recent state visits has been held in the Buckingham Palace ballroom.

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That means the titular wedding banquet isn’t as realized as the original film’s.

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Come to think of it, this redo doesn’t even have a banquet.

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During their tour, they met with the convalescing Pope at the Vatican and enjoyed a state banquet in their honour.

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What 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.

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