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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Merriment

· Mer·ri·ment · IPA /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/
01 n. Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.
  1. 1.
    Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.
    “Methought it was the sound Of riot and ill-managed merriment.” Milton.