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festa

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[fes-tuh] / ˈfɛs tə /

noun

  1. a feast, festival, or holiday.


Etymology

Origin of festa

1810–20; < Italian < Latin: holiday, plural of fēstum. See fest

Example Sentences

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Ohtani’s homers in the last two games came right after Betts reached base in front of him, with a single on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers and with a walk on Monday against Twins starter David Festa.

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Festa, a second-year right-hander who entered the night with a 5.25 earned-run average, retired the next nine batters he faced before Smith came up to lead off the fourth.

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Festa got ahead 1-and-2 in the count, before throwing a changeup that Smith fought off and missing wide with a slider.

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Festa’s next pitch was a fastball left over middle.

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Festa was still in the game when Smith came back up in the sixth.

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