bonfire

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) A fire in which bones were burned.
  2. Noun.  A fire to burn unwanted or disreputable items or people: proscribed books, heretics etc.
  3. Noun.  A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.

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