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festival

The correct spelling is festival.

How to pronounce festival

/ˈfɛstəvəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈfɛstəvəl/

Say it like: Fes-tiv-al

The correct spelling is festival. An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.
  2. 2.In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
  3. 3.Fried cornbread

adjective

  1. 1.Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)

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