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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
/ ˈ²úæŋ°ì·Éɪ³Ù /
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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- banqueter noun
- banqueteer noun
- ˈ²ú²¹²Ô±ç³Ü±ð³Ù±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of banquet1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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When To Use
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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