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- Dictionarybanquet/ˈbaŋkwɪt/
noun
- 1. an elaborate and formal meal for many people: "a state banquet at Buckingham Palace"
verb
- 1. entertain with a banquet: "ambassadors were fabulously banqueted and loaded with gifts"
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something that brings a lot of pleasure or benefit, often of a particular kind or for a particular type of person: Her shows are banquets for the eyes and ears. The Woodstock festival was a musical banquet for the age. The performers lay out before us a banquet of delights. Fewer examples.
The meaning of BANQUET is a sumptuous feast; especially : an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person. How to use banquet in a sentence.
something that brings a lot of pleasure or benefit, often of a particular kind or for a particular type of person: Her shows are banquets for the eyes and ears. The Woodstock festival was a musical banquet for the age. The performers lay out before us a banquet of delights. Fewer examples.
A banquet (/ ˈ b æ ŋ k w ɪ t /; French:) is a formal large meal [1] where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors.
1. a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast. 2. a ceremonial meal for many people, often followed by speeches. verb Word forms: -quets, -queting, -queted. 3. (intransitive) to hold or take part in a banquet. 4. (transitive) to entertain or honour (a person) with a banquet.
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.
Definitions of banquet. noun. a ceremonial dinner party for many people. synonyms: feast. see more. noun. a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed. “a banquet for the graduating seniors” synonyms: feast, spread. see more. verb. provide a feast or banquet for. synonyms: feast, junket. feast, junket. partake in a feast or banquet. see more.
1. An elaborate, sumptuous meal; a feast. 2. A ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion. tr. & intr.v. ban·quet·ed, ban·quet·ing, ban·quets. To honor at or partake of a banquet.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈbæŋkwɪt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. a large formal dinner for a lot of people. (Definition of banquet from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a formal meal for a large number of people, usually for a special occasion, at which speeches are often made. A state banquet was held in honour of the visiting president. Extra Examples. He was suddenly taken ill at a banquet given in his honour.
