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bonfire
(bän′fīr′)
noun
a large fire built outdoors
Origin: ME banefyre, lit., bone fire; later, funeral pyre
See bonfire in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A large fire built outdoors, as for signaling or in celebration of an event.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bonnefire
Origin: : bon, bone; see bone
Origin: + fir, fire; see fire
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