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[syn: feasting, banqueting]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
banqueting \banqueting\ n.
   Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by
   entertainment).
   Syn: feasting.
        [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Banquet \Ban"quet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banqueted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Banqueting.]
   To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food;
   to feast.
   [1913 Webster]
         Just in time to banquet
         The illustrious company assembled there. --Coleridge.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
banqueting
    n 1: eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by
         entertainment) [syn: feasting, banqueting]