FESTIVAL


Meaning of FESTIVAL in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 a day or period of celebration, religious or secular. 2 a concentrated series of concerts, plays, etc., held regularly in a town etc. (Bath Festival).

attrib.adj. of or concerning a festival.

[ earlier as adj.: ME f. OF f. med.L festivalis (as FESTIVE) ]

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