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banquet Definition

ban·quet (baŋkwət)

noun

  1. an elaborate meal; feast
  2. a formal dinner for many people, usually with toasts and speeches

Etymology: LME banket < MFr banquet < OIt banchetto, dim. of banca: see bank

transitive verb

to honor with a banquet

intransitive verb

to dine at a banquet

banquet Synonyms

banquet

n.

feast, repast, fete, festivity; see dinner, feast.

banquet Usage Examples

Object

  • suite: Our most spacious banqueting suite, with its graceful & charming décor is the ideal venue for your wedding.
  • hall: The lower banqueting hall will hold 200 people for meetings or 150 for banquets.
  • facility: The Hotel provides conference & banqueting facilities for up to 200 people.
  • venue: The facilities at Suites Hotel are just what you would expect of an international business and banqueting venue.

Converse of object

    Adjective modifier

    • sumptuous: Also, you need to be treated to a sumptuous banquet at least once a week.
    • lavish: No butler opened the door to her, no lavish banquets were given in her honor.
    • messianic: We are also present with one another, sharing the bread which is given by God as foretaste of the coming messianic banquet.
    • heavenly: I wonder what surprises we might discover on the guest list in God's heavenly banquet?
    • medieval: Plans for the medieval banquet which will take place on the 30th June are going ahead.
    • Elizabethan: Elizabethan Banquets in the Baron's Hall are are regular fixture.

    Modifies a noun

    • hall: A Chateau with its banquet halls provides the right atmosphere for wines to be sampled in a ritual manner.
    • facility: Many banquet facilities do not leave enough room for a typical DJ to setup in.
    • scene: The famous banquet scene will take place in a separate area - a gated long room at the rear of the brewery.
    • dinner: Please let us know if you plan to attend the banquet buffet dinner.

    Noun used with modifier

    • farewell: The last event was a farewell banquet, hosted by the Government Information Office.
    • wedding: The king gave a wedding banquet for his son.
    • conference: CONFERENCE BANQUET The conference banquet took place in a typical Greek Taverna on the sea front.

    Possessives

    • tavern: Magnificent walled Italian gardens, pool, Cook and banquet ' tavern ' in grounds.
banquet Quotes

Au banquet du bonheur bien peu sont convie¤  s. Feware invited to the banquet of happiness.

—Hugo,Victor Marie

Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here theyare: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!

—Rowling,J K

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