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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Festival \Fes"ti*val\, a. [OF. festival, fr L. festivum festive jollity, fr festivus festive, gay. See {Festive}.] Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful. I cannot woo in festival terms. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Festi-val \Fes"ti-val\, n. A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. --Milton. Syn: Feast; banquet; carousal. See {Feast}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: festival n 1: a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration 2: an organized series of acts and performances [syn: {feast}, {fiesta}, {fete}]
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