HOW TO PRONOUNCE
banquet
/ˈbæŋkwət/
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What does banquet mean?
noun
- A large celebratory meal; a feast.
- A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
verb
- To participate in a banquet; to feast.
More meanings (3)
verb
- To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
- (obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
noun
- (archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbæŋkwət/
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The procession was to be marshalled thence to the town hall, where a solemn banquet would complete the ceremonies of the day.
I want breath and time to discuss this banquet as it deserves, and am too eager to get on with my story.
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He had left the carcass of the mighty thoat to be devoured after having consumed the more tooth-some portion of his banquet.
In the great banquet room, the king sat, wearing his royal robes and his crown, while many subjects came to greet him.
The unsuspecting chieftains accepted the invitation, and on the appointed day repaired to the banquet, which was held in a huge tent.