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merry-go-round definition

merry-go-round (mer′ē gō ro̵und′)

noun

  1. a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement parks, etc.: it is turned by machinery, usually to music; carousel
  2. a whirl or busy round, as of work or pleasure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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