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orgie

orgy

noun or-ZHEE Rare
People & Society Relationships

Also means

excess, overabundance

Usage Note

Orgie can describe both a debauched gathering and a lavish excess of something — une orgie de couleurs means an explosion of colour. The plural orgies follows standard French agreement. The word carries a strong register; in its figurative sense it is informal but common in literary French.

Examples

"Cette fête s'est transformée en orgie."

Natural Translation

That party turned into an orgy.

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