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Word: Bonfire
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from bone+ fire. The term originally denoted a large open-air fire on which bones were burnt (sometimes as part of a celebration), also one for burning heretics or proscribed literature. Dr Johnson accepted the mistaken idea that the word came from French bon ‘good’
ˈbɒnfʌɪə
a large open-air fire used for burning rubbish or as part of a celebration
Short Definition:large open-air fire used for burning rubbish or as part of celebration
Examples:- the smell of burning leaves from a garden bonfire
- yet again, events had made a bonfire of her plans
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