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Definition of revel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revel

noun
 
/ˈrevl/
 
/ˈrevl/
[usually plural] (literary)
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  1. noisy celebrations
    • Bright lights illuminated the revels and feasting.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French reveler ‘rise up in rebellion’, from Latin rebellare ‘to rebel’.
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