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Look up: Carol

  1. carol
    an English genre which may have originated as a round dance. Texts could be in English, Latin, or both, and were frequently focussed on a joyful season: Easter, Christmas, or spring. The carol had a burden (the verses) and a refrain; the refrain might add an extra voice part.
    Found on http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~cynthia.cy

  2. carol
    [n] - joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ 2. [n] - a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) 3. [v] - sing carols
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Carol
    Car'ol noun [ Old French carole a kind of dance wherein many dance together, from caroler to dance; perhaps from Celtic; confer Armor. koroll , noun , korolla , korolli , v., Ir. car music, turn, circular motion, also Latin choraula a flute player, charus a dance, chorus, choir.] 1. A round dance. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. 2. …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/27

  4. Carol
    Car'ol transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Caroled , or Carolled ; present participle & verbal noun Caroling , or Carolling .] 1. To praise or celebrate in song. « The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness. Milton. » 2. To sing, especially with joyful not …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/27

  5. Carol
    Car'ol intransitive verb To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble. « And carol of love's high praise. Spenser. » « The gray linnets carol from the hill. Beattie. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/27

  6. carol
    Christmas carol noun joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. carol
    noun a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. carol
    verb sing carols; `They went caroling on Christmas Day`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Carol
    `Carol` may refer to: * Carol, a female or male name, see Carl (name) * Carol I of Romania (1839-1914), king of Romania * Carol II of Romania (1893-1954), king of Romania In `fictional characters`: * Carol!, a character on `Saturday Night Live` * Carol (Dilbert character), a character in `Dilbert` * Carol (Tomorrow People), a character in the 1970s science fiction series `The Tomorrow People` * Carol Stanzack, a gymnastic fighter in the videogam...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol

  10. Carol
    • (v. t.) To praise or celebrate in song. • (v. i.) To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble. • (n.) A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol. • (n.) A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay. • (n.) A round dance. • (v. t.) To sing, especially with joyful notes. • (n.) Joyful music, as of a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. carol
    broadly, a song, characteristically of religious joy, associated with a given season, especially Christmas; more strictly, a late medieval English ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/27

  12. Carol
    Carol is a English mixed name. The meaning of the name is `joy` Where is it used? The name Carol is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Caroline ( In French and In English) Charles ( In English and In French) Caryl ( In English) For the opposite sex use: In Ancient Germanic (Latinized) : Carolus (M) See also In Polish, Scandinavian and in
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys and

  13. carol
    a hymn or poem often sung, as at Christmas, by a group, with an individual taking the changing stanzas and the group taking the burden or refrain. Wynkyn de Worde, Caxton's assistant, printed the first collection of carols in 1521. An example is 'I Saw Three Ships.'
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r

  14. carol
    1. joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
    2. a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

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  15. carol
    carol, popular hymn, of joyful nature, in celebration of an occasion such as May Day, Easter, or Christmas. The earliest English carols date from the 15th cent. The carol is characterized by simplicity of thought and expression. Many are thought to be adaptations of pagan songs. Despite the folk-son...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08105


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4 July 2009

This day in history:
It was on the 4th July 1862 when, while sailing with Dean Liddell's daughters, Lewis Carroll narrated for the first time Alice's Adventures Underground which he `began to write for Alice`. In 1864 this story became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and MacMillan published it the following year. Alice is also the heroine in Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There (MacMillan 1872) and The Nursery Alice (MacMillan 1889). read more

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