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(historical) A round dance accompanied by singing. / A ballad or song of joy. / (specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.

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carol

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Source Word

carol

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkæɹəl/

Noun

historical specifically

Japanese Meaning

踊りながら歌う、歴史的なラウンドダンスを指す、もしくは喜びの歌声や叙情的な歌（バラード）を意味する。 / 特に伝統的な宗教または世俗のクリスマスの歌、すなわちクリスマスキャロルを指す。

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At the harvest festival, the villagers revived the ancient carol, joining hands to dance and sing in a circle.

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収穫祭で村人たちは古い歌を伴う輪舞を復活させ、手を取り合って輪になって歌いながら踊った。

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(historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.

The carol, a combination of dance, music and song performed by a group, has a parallel history [to the mystery plays]. Although it existed earlier as a secular form – the round dance of which St Hugh's biographer was reminded by the shafts at Lincoln – it seems to have been turned to pious uses from about 1350.

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