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   fes·ti·val

   /ˈfestəv(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration: "a tabulation of saints' days and other festivals" Similar fetefairgala daygalacarnivalfiestajamboreepageantcelebrationsfestivitiesarts festivalfestival of music and dramamusical festivalfestival of musicscience festivaleisteddfodholy dayfeast daysaint's dayholidayanniversarycommemorationday of observanceriteritualceremony
   • ▪ an annual celebration or anniversary: "highlights of this year's pumpkin festival"
   • ▪ an organized series of concerts, plays, or movies, typically one held annually in the same place: "numbers that are still heard at traditional jazz festivals"

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.

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