Definition of "banquet" []

• An elaborate, sumptuous repast. (noun)
• A ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion. (noun)
• To honor at or partake of a banquet. (verb-transitive)

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• "The first course in the banquet is a child's bleeding heart, and the other courses are equally gruesome; and they drink a toast to "the pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war, the grand self-sacrifice that made us what we are.""
• "The awards banquet is on November 6th and the Esalen event takes place November 5-7."
• "And I love that Phil going improv as MC at the real-estate banquet is a hit, and that Jay is the last to know he's playing "el jefe" at the wrong party."