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revels

revels is the plural of revel.

Meaning of revel

Noun

revel (plural revels)

  1. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
    • Our revels now are ended.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    Synonyms:
    shindig
  2. A kind of dance.
  3. A wake for the dead.

See all 7 meanings of revel

Proper noun capitalized: Revels

Revels

  1. (plural) plural of Revel

Phrases with revels

Questions about revels

What is revels the plural of?
Revels is the plural of revel.
What part of speech is revels?
Revels is a proper noun.

Words near revels in the dictionary

  1. revelries
  2. revelrous
  3. revelrout
  4. revelrouts
  5. revelry
  6. revels
  7. Revelstoke
  8. revenant
  9. revenants
  10. revend
  11. revendge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: revels (page history and authors); Revels (page history and authors); revel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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