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bevy

/'b/E/v/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a large gathering of people of a particular type

    noun.group

    Examples
    He was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire.
    A bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)

    noun.group

    Examples
    We were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

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