fest

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noun
  1. an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination): filmfest; gabfest; love-fest; poetry fest.

Origin of fest

1
<German Fest festival, holiday (see feast), as in Sängerfest choral festival

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British Dictionary definitions for fest

fest

/ (fɛst) /


noun
    • a meeting or event at which the emphasis is on a particular activity: a fashion fest

    • (in combination): schmaltz-fest; lovefest

Origin of fest

1
C19: from German Fest festival

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