FESTIVAL


Meaning of FESTIVAL in English

/ ˈfestɪvl; NAmE / noun

1.

a series of performances of music, plays, films / movies, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea :

the Edinburgh festival

the Cannes film festival

a beer festival

a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days)

2.

a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one

—see also harvest festival

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.