festival

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfɛstɪvəl/]

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Senses

1. festival (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)

Example: the temple of the Gods […] / Whom all the people decke with girlands greene, / And honour in their festiuall resort […]

2. festival (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A feast or feast day.

Example: All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place He chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.

3. festival (noun) — sense 3

Definition: An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

Example: The Reading and Leeds festivals take place on the August bank holiday.

4. festival (noun) — sense 4

Definition: In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.

Structure of the word

Roots:

dʰeh₁ (Proto-Indo-European)

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Roots: dʰeh₁

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