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bonfires

noun

Meaning

  1. A fire in which bones are burned.
  2. A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
  3. A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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