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festival definition

fes·ti·val (fes′tə vəl)

noun

  1. a time or day of feasting or celebration; esp., a periodic religious celebration
  2. a celebration, entertainment, or series of performances of a certain kind, often held periodically a Bach festival
  3. merrymaking; festivity

Etymology: ME, n. & adj. < OFr < ML festivalis < L festivus: see festive

adjective

of, for, or fit for a festival

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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