campfire

noun
/ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/

Etymology

From camp + fire.

  1. inherited from *péh₂wr̥
  2. inherited from *fōr — “fire
  3. inherited from *fuir
  4. inherited from fȳr — “fire
  5. inherited from fyr
  6. compounded as campfire — “camp + fire

Definitions

  1. A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and…

    A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at campfire. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at campfire. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at campfire

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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