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jun·ket (juŋ′kit)
noun
- milk sweetened, flavored, and thickened into curd with rennet
- a feast or picnic
- a pleasure trip
- ☆ an excursion, as by a public official, paid for out of public funds
Etymology: ME joncate < ML *juncata, a sweetmeat, cream cheese < L juncus, a rush (see jonquil): because orig. brought to market in rush baskets
intransitive verb
transitive verb
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junket
n.
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Converse of object
- do: When you have to do these media junkets, do you prepare?
Noun used with modifier
- press: Press Quotes Craig spoke to ` The Insider ` during a Czech Republic press junket on May 22nd.
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