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festival
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
festival
(noun)
festival
/
ˈ
fɛstəvəl/
noun
plural
festivals
festival
/
ˈ
fɛstəvəl/
noun
plural
festivals
Britannica Dictionary definition of FESTIVAL
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1
:
a special time or event when people gather to celebrate something
Each year, a
festival
was held to celebrate the harvest.
The town has a summer
festival
in the park.
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2
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an organized series of performances
a film/jazz
festival
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