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guestmeal en · NOUN

Etymology

From guest + meal. Compare German Gastmahl (“guestmeal”).

Meanings

1. A meal in which there is at least one guest.
2. A dinner party.
   • The Kingdom of God is like a guestmeal for people from all over the world [...] 1961, In a strange land:
   • So Nasir made an entertainment and said to Abdallah, ' O my brother, verily I am thy brother, and I would have thee and my brother Mensour heal my heart and eat of my guest-meal in my house, so I may glory in thee [...] 1901, Montesquieu, Gueullette, Smithers, Oriental Tales: The book of the thousand nights and one night:

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