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Definition of Convivialities
1. Noun. (plural of conviviality); the good spirits associated with a festive occasion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Convivialities
1. conviviality [n] - See also: conviviality
Lexicographical Neighbors of Convivialities
Literary usage of Convivialities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk by Alexander Carlyle (1861)
"CLERICAL convivialities. — LAST SESSION AT EDINBURGH. I WAS witness to a very
extraordinary scene that happened in the month of February or March, 1736, ..."
2. Narrative of an Official Visit to Guatemala from Mexico by George Alexander Thompson (1829)
"Domestic convivialities. ON returning to dine with Dona Joanita, I found the
house filled with company : it was also her natal day. ..."
3. Sights and Sounds: The Mystery of the Day: Comprising an Entire History of by Henry Spicer (1853)
"... footing of the Press and Public—Christmas convivialities—Delicate dunning—Fugitive
poems—Serials—Treatment of the manifestations —Squibs, &c. ..."
4. Trumpet Peals: A Collection of Timely and Eloquent Extracts from the Sermons by Thomas De Witt Talmage (1890)
"Ay, is it not time for me to pull out the trumpet stop? "Awake, ye drunkards,
and weep ; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine." WINE-DRINKING convivialities. ..."
5. Lives of Simon Lord Lovat, and Duncan Forbes, of Culloden: From Original Sources by John Hill Burton (1847)
"... them—The Brigadier—Character of Lovat in the Female World—The Story of Lady
Grange—Elucidations of Lady Grange's Character—convivialities with her Lord. ..."
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