(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
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A ~ is an organized series of events such as musical concerts or drama productions.
Numerous Umbrian towns hold their own summer ~s of music, theatre, and dance...
There are over 350 films in the Edinburgh Film Festival this year.
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A ~ is a day or time of the year when people have a holiday from work and celebrate some special event, often a religious event.
...the Hindu ~ of Diwali.
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