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Meaning of "guest of honour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUEST OF HONOUR

guest of honour  [ɡɛst əv ˈɒnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUEST OF HONOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Guest of honour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GUEST OF HONOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Guest appearance

In show business, a guest appearance is the participation of an outsider performer in an event such as a music record or concert, show, etc., when the performer does not belong to the regular cast, band or other performing group. In music, such an outside performer is often referred to as a guest artist. In performance art, the terms guest role or guest star are also common, the latter term specifically indicating the guest appearance of a celebrity. The latter is often also credited as "special guest star" or "special musical guest star" by some production companies. A guest character is a character being portrayed within a fictional entertainment setting who's only involved as part of the plot once or a few times at most. A guest character has fewer appearances than main characters, supporting characters, and recurring characters. In pop music, guest appearances are often described with the words featuring, with, or and. It is abbreviated in credit lists as Feat., Ft., f/, f. In television series, a guest star is an actor who appears in one or a few episodes.

Definition of guest of honour in the English dictionary

The definition of guest of honour in the dictionary is an especially important or eminent guest at an event.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUEST OF HONOUR


belladonna
ˌbɛləˈdɒnə
dishonour
dɪsˈɒnə
doner
ˈdɒnə
Donna
ˈdɒnə
goner
ˈɡɒnə
gonna
ˈɡɒnə
hizzoner
hɪˈzɒnə
honor
ˈɒnə
honour
ˈɒnə
Madonna
məˈdɒnə
Maradona
ˌmærəˈdɒnə
Murphy-O´Connor
ˈmɜːfɪəʊˈkɒnə
O´Connor
əʊˈkɒnə
Shona
ˈʃɒnə
thronner
ˈθrɒnə
ultramarathoner
ˌʌltrəˈmærəˌθɒnə
wanna
ˈwɒnə
wonner
ˈwɒnə
Yukoner
ˈjuːkɒnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUEST OF HONOUR

guess
guessable
guesser
guessing game
guesstimate
guesswork
guest
guest beer
guest list
guest night
guest room
guest rope
guest star
guest worker
guestbook
guesten
guesthouse
guestimate
guestwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUEST OF HONOUR

code of honour
court of honour
debt of honour
demeanour
field of honour
guard of honour
lap of honour
Legion of Honour
maid of honour
matron of honour
matrons of honour
misdemeanour
on one´s honour
point of honour
roll of honour
word of honour

Synonyms and antonyms of guest of honour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «guest of honour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUEST OF HONOUR

Find out the translation of guest of honour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of guest of honour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guest of honour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主宾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

invitado de honor
570 millions of speakers

English

guest of honour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सम्मान के मेहमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضيف الشرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Почетным гостем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convidado de honra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মানিত অতিথি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

invité d´honneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tetamu kehormatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehrengast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主賓
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명예 의 손님
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tamu kehormatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khách mời danh dự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கௌரவ விருந்தினர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिष्ठित अतिथी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Onur konuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ospite d´onore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gościem honorowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Почесним гостем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

invitat de onoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιμώμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eregas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hedersgäst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

æresgjest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guest of honour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUEST OF HONOUR»

The term «guest of honour» is very widely used and occupies the 11.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUEST OF HONOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «guest of honour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «guest of honour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guest of honour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUEST OF HONOUR»

Discover the use of guest of honour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guest of honour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guest of Honour
James Bray, an English colonial administrator who was expelled from a central African nation for siding with its black nationalist leaders, is invited back ten years later to join in the country's independence celebrations.
Nadine Gordimer, 2012
2
A Question of Honour
The guest of honour was George Michael, who I'd been led to believe shared the hope that Blair could lead Labour back to Downing Street and very much wanted to meet him. And as we drew up the guest list, it very soon became clear that ...
Lord Levy, 2009
3
Conversations with Nadine Gordimer
Reprinted by permission of South African Literary Journal Ltd. In the year since its publication, Nadine Gordimer's new novel, A Guest of Honour, has been well- enough received in the U.S. and England. In select circles in South Africa it has ...
Nadine Gordimer, Nancy Topping Bazin, Marilyn Dallman Seymour, 1990
4
On Freud's "Mourning and Melancholia"
In the dream a guest of honour is to be celebrated but a series of men get up and pay homage to the dreamer. Every time the dreamer thanks them but reminds the speaker that he is not the guest of honour, the scene is repeated, time and ...
Thierry Bokanowski, Leticia Glocer Fiorini, Sergio Lewkowicz, 2009
5
Indian Affairs Annual 2006
(8-10-2006) Frankfurt: Indian writers invited to the 58th edition of the world's biggest book fair, where India was the guest of honour, say they have been generally happy with the response to their work. Readings held in packed auditoria were ...
Mahendra Gaur, 2006
6
The guest of honour
Preface Dear Reader, I am pleased to present my The Guest of Honour to you. Those of us who normally frequent and are familiar with life in hotels and restaurants will readily remember that dish on the menu called 'mixed grill': the kidney, the ...
R. M. Mukuni, 1992
7
The Dynamics of International Criminal Justice: Essays In ...
But the occasion was rendered even more significant by the purpose of the sitting and by the presence of the guest of honour whose debilitated physical condition contrasted starkly with his undiminished and palpably strong depth of character.
Hirad Abtahi, Gideon Boas, Richard May (LL. B.), 2006
8
History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta
By Chief D. A. Obiomah Editorial Foreword Mr. Daniel Obiomah was invited as the Special Guest of Honour at the Annual Conference of Urhobo Historical Society holding at Goldsmiths College of London University, November 1-3, 2002 .
Peter Palmer Ekeh, 2007
9
Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and ...
As guest of honour, Gerry Dunn was chauffeured to the pavilion by his former employee, Eric Lynd, in Eric's 1950 Dodge Wayfarer sportabout roadster convertible. Gerry and Mart had a grand reunion and hundreds of couples relived  ...
Peter Young, 2002
10
The Crabs of Bangui
The guest of honour was led to the dining table where Limen Isidore had put up a humorous notice: “CUT YOUR GOAT ACCORDING TO YOUR SIZE.” After the guest of honour's closing remarks people began to filter away until just a handful  ...
Linus Asong, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUEST OF HONOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guest of honour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rodney to 'cut' carrot ribbon on new barn wedding venue
As revealed in the Gazette, Rodney, 23, will be trotting up the A1 next summer to be the guest of honour at the wedding of his ownerAlice ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
2
'Shark' sighting of a different kind
Steve is the guest of honour at an upcoming digital entrepreneurs networking night at Noosa Boardroom in September. Co-hosts Noosa ... «My Sunshine Coast, Jul 15»
3
People of the Protestant Faith are being demonised
... the guest of honour, Henry Dunbar, told Brethren in Coleraine that a strong bond united Orangemen in Ulster with Brethren in Scotland. «Londonderry Today, Jul 15»
4
Skerries Woman Receives RNLI Honour
Guest of honour at the ceremony was Leesa Harwood, RNLI Director of Community Lifesaving and Fundraising. Also present was David ... «North County Leader Newspaper, Jul 15»
5
Former Minister of State named as guest of honour for Solent …
THE former Minister of State for Trade and Investment has been announced as the guest of honour at this year's inaugural Solent Business Awards. Lord Digby ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
6
Is Lewis Hamilton the royal family's worst guest?
"The Queen would begin to speak to the person on her right, the guest of honour – for the duration of the first course," a spokesperson told ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
John C. Reilly confirms at Galway Film Fleadh that he's signed on for …
This year's guest of honour at the Galway Film Fleadh is none other than John C. Reilly, the veteran character actor who's turned up in such ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
8
Pictures: The late, great Omar Sharif in Hull
He was guest of honour at the KC Stadium on July 14th, 2010, hosted by the Allam family. He was reunited with Tom... He was guest of honour ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
100-year-old to be guest of honour at Sarina bowls event
MANY memories will be in play when Naomi Graham and Ivy Honeywell present the Johnston Shield for inter-club women's bowls to this year's ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
10
Picture special: Thrilled Carol Vorderman guest of honour at RAF …
Television personality and air cadet ambassador, Carol Vorderman, was the guest of honour at RAF Halton's graduation parade. As a pilot ... «Bucks Herald, Jul 15»

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