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Corroboree   Listen
noun
Corroboree  n.  
1.
A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance. Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe, while the women act as musicians.
2.
A song or chant made for such a festivity.
3.
A festivity or social gathering, esp. one of a noisy or uproarious character; hence, tumult; uproar. (Australia)





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"Corroboree" Quotes from Famous Books



... would ask his mother who made men. She would reply that long ago Pund-jel, the first man, made two images of human beings in clay, and stuck on curly bark for hair. He then danced a corroboree round them, and sang a song. They rose up, and appeared as full-grown men. To this statement, hallowed by immemorial belief, Why- Why only answered by asking who made Pund-jel. His mother said that Pund- jel came ...
— In the Wrong Paradise • Andrew Lang


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