festival

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A series of special events celebrating something, such as music, film, or culture.

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

2. 2
   noun

   A day or period of celebration, often religious.

   Diwali is an important festival in India.

From Middle English festival (adjective), from Old French festival (“festive”), from Late Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus (“festive”). By surface analysis, festive + -al. Displaced native Old English frēols. The noun is shortened from festival day, from Middle English festival dai, festiuall day (“feast day, festival”).

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