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Definitions of gala:

part of speech: noun

Show: splendor: festivity, as a gala- day.

part of speech: noun

Display; splendour.

part of speech: noun

A show; finery; great display; gala day, a day of fun and pleasure; a holiday.

Usage examples for gala:

At first he uttered a loud cry and said Lizzie Wallner was not his betrothed; afterward he lamented piteously because Lizzie Wallner escorted the Bavarian prisoners; and finally he asked for his gala uniform in order to dress up for the ceremony. "Andreas Hofer", Lousia Muhlbach
Hallow- e'en, the gala day of October, has a Jack- o'lantern, while the year closes with a turkey for Thanksgiving and a stocking for Christmas. "Games For All Occasions", Mary E. Blain
The Internationale made her first trip on the following day, and after that her daily cruise became the gala event of the strike. "The Harbor", Ernest Poole

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