carol
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French carole, from Old Italian carola, from Medieval Latin choraula, from Ancient Greek χοραυλής (choravles, “one who accompanies a chorus on the flute”), from χορός (choros, “dance, choir”) + αὐλός (avlos, “flute”). Compare chorus, terpsichorean.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
carol (plural carols)
- (historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.
- A song of joy.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- The sunshine struck hot on his fur, soft breezes caressed his heated brow, and after the seclusion of the cellarage he had lived in so long the carol of happy birds fell on his dulled hearing almost like a shout.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- A religious song or ballad of joy.
- They sang a Christmas carol.
Translations [edit]
round dance accompanied by singing
song of joy
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religious song or ballad of joy
Verb [edit]
carol (third-person singular simple present carols, present participle carolling, (US) caroling, simple past and past participle carolled, (US) caroled)
- (intransitive) To sing in a joyful manner.
- (intransitive) To sing carols, especially Christmas carols in a group.
- (transitive) To praise (someone or something) in or with a song.
- (transitive) To sing (a song) cheerfully.
Translations [edit]
(intr.) sing in a joyful manner
Anagrams [edit]
Venetian [edit]
Noun [edit]
carol m (plural caroli) or carol m (plural carułi)
