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banquet

1. ban.quet \'ban-kw*t, 'ban- also -.kwet\ n [MF, fr. OIt banchetto, fr. 
   dim. of banca bench, bank] : an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for 
   numerous people often honori ng a person
2. banquet vt : to treat with a banquet : FEAST to partake of a banquet  - 
   ban.quet.er n