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- noun Boisterous laughter, prolonged
belly laughing ; long or uncontrollable laughing.
Etymologies
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With reference to the "unquenchable laughter" (ἄσβεστος (asbestos, "unceasing") γέλως (gelōs, "laughter")) of the gods in eg. Iliad I. 599, Odyssey XX. 346.
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