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fest
(fĕst)n.
A gathering or occasion characterized by a specified activity. Often used in combination: a music fest; a chilifest.
[From German Fest, festival, from Middle High German fest, from Latin fēstum; see feast.]
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fest
(fɛst)n
a. a meeting or event at which the emphasis is on a particular activity: a fashion fest.
b. (in combination): schmaltz-fest; lovefest.
[C19: from German Fest festival]
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fest
n (inf) → Festival nt; film/jazz fest → Film-/Jazzfestival nt; gore fest (= film) → blutrünstiger Film
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