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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gala \Ga"la\, n. [F. gala show, pomp, fr. It. gala finery, gala;
     of German origin. See {Gallant}.]
     Pomp, show, or festivity. --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Gala day}, a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gala
       adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
             inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay
             and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)},
              {gay}, {festal}, {festive}, {merry}]
       n : a gay festivity [syn: {gala affair}, {jamboree}, {blowout}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "gala":
     Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, ball, banquet, blowout, carnival,
     celebration, celebratory, cheerful, cheery, convivial, do, event,
     fair, feast, festal, festival, festive, festive occasion,
     festivity, fete, field day, fiesta, gala affair, gala day, gay,
     gladsome, gleeful, great doings, happening, happy, high jinks,
     hilarious, holiday, holy day, jamboree, jolly, jovial, joyful,
     joyous, kermis, merry, merrymaking, occasion, on the loose,
     pageant, party, picnic, red-letter day, waygoose, wayzgoose
  
  

















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