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单词 mirth
释义 mirth
\ˈmərth, ˈmə̄th\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mirthe, myrthe, from Old English myrgth, from myrge merry + -th — more at merry
1. : rejoicing especially as shown in merrymaking
 < Christmas which … lights up the fireside of home with mirth — Washington Irving >
2. obsolete : joyous sport or entertainment
 < not amiss … to give a kingdom for a mirth — Shakespeare >
3.
 a. : gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter : jollity, merriment
  < they broke into laughter, and she thought this shared mirth drew them closer — B.A.Williams >
 b. obsolete : an object of merriment
  < he's all my exercise, my mirth, my matter — Shakespeare >
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