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festivity definition

fes·tiv·ity (fes tiv′ə tē)

noun pl. festivities -·ties

  1. merrymaking; gaiety; joyful celebration
    1. a festival
    2. festive proceedings; things done in celebration

Etymology: ME festivite < OFr < L festivus: see festive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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