"merrymake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: merrymakes [plural]
Etymology: From make merry. Head templates: {{en-noun}} merrymake (plural merrymakes)
  1. (archaic, literary) Merry-making, celebration, festivity. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-merrymake-en-noun-Ro2CEgsP

Verb

Forms: merrymakes [present, singular, third-person], merrymaking [participle, present], merrymade [participle, past], merrymade [past]
Etymology: From make merry. Head templates: {{en-verb|merrymakes|merrymaking|merrymade}} merrymake (third-person singular simple present merrymakes, present participle merrymaking, simple past and past participle merrymade)
  1. (archaic, literary) To make merry, have fun, celebrate. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-merrymake-en-verb-j3N-3uIc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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