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121victuals — [14] Victuals are etymologically something you eat to stay ‘alive’. The word came from late Latin vīctūālia ‘provisions’, a noun use of the plural of vīctūālis ‘of nourishment’. This in turn was derived from vīctus ‘livelihood’, which was formed… …
122vivid — [17] Vivid was acquired from Latin vīvidus ‘full of life, lively’. This was derived from vīvere ‘live’, which in turn went back to the Indo European base *gwei , source also of English biology, quick, and zoo. To the same immediate word family… …
123convivially — adverb in a convivial manner Let s go and have a drink, she said convivially • Derived from adjective: ↑convivial …
124good old boy — noun a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group • Syn: ↑good ole boy, ↑good ol boy • Hypernyms:… …
125con|viv|i|um — «kuhn VIHV ee uhm», noun, plural viv|i|a « VIHV ee uh». a festive celebration; feast; party. ╂[< Latin convīvium; see etym. under convivial (Cf. ↑convivial)] …
126sym|po|si|um — «sihm POH zee uhm», noun, plural si|ums, si|a « zee uh». 1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject: »Our school will hold a symposium on science during Science Week. Our next problem…is setting up seminars and symposia to… …
127Anacreontic — A*nac re*on tic, a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …
128Boon — Boon, a. [F. bon. See {Boon}, n.] 1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Kind; bountiful; benign. [1913 Webster] Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Gay;… …
