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gala

2 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, gala means celebratory. As a noun, it means pomp, show, or festivity.

Meanings of gala

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Celebratory; festive.

noun

  1. Pomp, show, or festivity.

  2. A competition

    “a swimming gala”

  3. A showy and festive party.

  4. A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. historicalA member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a gay festivity
gala affairjamboreeblowout

Words that rhyme with gala

valhallaalasalahcalla

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