GDict

gala

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adj/ˈɡɑːlə//ˈɡælə//ˈɡeɪlə/
  1. 1

    Celebratory; festive.not-comparable

noun/ˈɡɑːlə//ˈɡælə//ˈɡeɪlə/
  1. 1

    Pomp, show, or festivity.uncountable

  2. 2

    A competition.

    • a swimming gala
  3. 3

    A showy and festive party.countable

  4. 4

    A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

noun
  1. 1

    A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.historical

    • (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women. (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries […]

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