Definition of festival Festival

/fɛˈstʌvʌl/ - [festuvul] - fes•ti•val

We found 10 definitions of festival from 6 different sources.

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What does festival mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: festivals

festival - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"
  fete
  festivity, celebration any joyous diversion
  carnival a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
  dionysia, bacchanalia an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
  eisteddfod any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)
  film festival a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)
  jazz festival a festival that features performances by jazz artists
  kwanzaa, kwanza a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
  oktoberfest an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
  saturnalia an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
festival - a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
  period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • festival (a.)
    Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • festival
    Organised series of acts and performances.
  • festival
    Manifestation of collective joy, lasting longer than a few minutes.

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  • A festival is a gathering of people to celebrate something. In most countries, most but not all festivals are marked as public holidays.

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