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The definition of a bevy is a group, especially a group of young women or quail.

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An example of a bevy is a group of ten quail crossing the road.

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noun pl. bevies

  1. a group, esp. of girls or women
  2. a flock: now said chiefly of quail
  3. any group or collection

Origin: ME bevey < Anglo-Fr bevée < OFr, a drinking bout < bevre: see beverage

See bevy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bev·ies
  1. A group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail. See Synonyms at flock1.
  2. A group or an assemblage: a bevy of beauties.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman bevee

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