fest

Definition

A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fest (“feast, festival, party”), from Middle High German fest, from Latin festum, from which last are also English feast, festival, festivity (see these).

Example Sentences

• "a Renaissance fest"
• "That same trip would have to go down as the greatest dipping fest in Australian birding history. I had five target species and never saw one, despite spending a week looking for them."

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