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jollification

[ jol-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. jolly merrymaking; jolly festivity.


jollification

/ ËŒ»åÏôÉ’±ôɪ´Úɪˈ°ì±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a merry festivity
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Origin of jollification1

First recorded in 1800–10; jolly + -fication
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The barrister for the investors suggested to the court that some of the proceeds had been spent on "chartering yachts and all sorts of jollifications".

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With equal ease, alas, it can turn musical masterworks into dance cliché or literary classics into fatuous jollifications.

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By 6:15, I went down to the promenade and joined in the jollification.

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This is a Guild Year and all manner of jollifications runs from Friday 31 August to Sunday 9 September, adding three days to the traditional week to mark Preston's first decade with city status.

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"And as they crept into bed, there were never so many happy bats and pleased bats as these were at having had air-boats bring them home from their jollification!"

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