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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gala

/găl'-ə/ · Ga·la · IPA /ˈɡælə/
01 n. Pomp, show, or festivity.
  1. 1.
    Pomp, show, or festivity.
Phrases & compounds
Gala day — a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday.