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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:gaud·y
PRONUNCIATION:  gôd
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. gaud·ies
Chiefly British A feast, especially an annual university dinner.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English gaudi, gaud, prank, trick, possibly from Old French gaudie, merriment (from gaudir, to enjoy, make merry, from Latin gaudre, to rejoice)and from Latin gaudium, enjoyment, merry-making (from gaudre, to rejoice; see gu- in Appendix I).
 
 
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