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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfes·ti·val I \ˈfes-tə-vəl\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin festivus festive DATE 14th century: of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival II noun DATE 15281. a. a time of celebration marked by special observances b. feast 22. an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus a daffodil festival a Greek festival3. gaiety, convivialityOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ festivalfes·ti·val / 5festivl / noun1. a series of performances of music, plays, films / movies, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea (音乐、戏剧、电影等的)会演,节: the Edinburgh festival 爱丁堡艺术节 the Cannes film festival 戛纳电影节 a beer festival 啤酒节 a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) 摇滚乐会演 2. a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one 节日；节期；喜庆日⇨ see also harvest festivalOxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishfestival noun 1 series of performances/events ADJ. big, major | annual | autumn, spring, etc. | international, local | arts, beer, cultural, dance, drama, film, flower, folk, jazz, literary, music, rock, theatre VERB + FESTIVAL have, hold | attend, go to, visit | organize | appear at, take part in The school has taken part in the festival since 1997. FESTIVAL + VERB take place | begin, open, start | attract sb The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. FESTIVAL + NOUN organizer | events, programme PREP. at a/the ~ He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight. | during a/the ~ the movies shown during the eight-day festival | in a/the ~ the events in this year's festival 2 religious celebration ADJ. great, important, major | annual | pagan, religious | Christian, Muslim, etc. | harvest VERB + FESTIVAL celebrate, observe The family always observes the Jewish festivals. PREP. at/on a/the ~ the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedfes·ti·valI. \ˈfestəvəl\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin festivus festive, gay + Old French -al — more at festive: of, belonging to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival < the festival celebration of the Holy Communion > < playing festival concerts > < their mood was festival > < on a festival day >• fes·ti·val·ly \-vəlē, -li\ adverbII. noun(-s)1. : a time of celebration marked by special observances: a. : an occasion observed with religious ceremonies < the planting and harvest festivals of primitive peoples > : feast < the great festivals of Whitsuntide, Trinity Sunday, and Corpus Christi — S.E. Morison > b. : an occasion devoted to festive community observances often held annually to celebrate the anniversary of a notable person or event or the harvest of an important product : a program of public festivity < the best known festival at the college is Founder's Day >2. a. : a program of cultural events consisting typically of a series of performances of works in the arts sometimes devoted to a single artist or a particular genre and often held annually for a period of several days or weeks < a Bach festival > < a Shakespeare festival > < a drama festival > < a dance festival > b. : something resembling such a festival < the radio station held a festival of books with readings, talks, and discussions > < a cartoon festival for children advertised by the local theater > < the occasional festivals at which the square-dance clubs of the area gather >3. : conviviality, gaiety, cheerfulness < alcohol had always loosened … his sense of festival but now it only dragged him down into despondency — Budd Schulberg >4. a. : fair V 2 b. : strawberry festival

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