noun · rare

fest

fest · fests

свято, фестиваль

собрание

Fest, Festival

A gathering for a specified reason or occasionA gathering for a specified reason or occasion.

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/fɛst/

» Why is open source such a sausage fest?

Meaning

2 senses

(in compounds)A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
a Renaissance fest
собра́ниеsobránije
(in compounds)An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.

Examples

4 sentences

Why is open source such a sausage fest?
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This is a total dork-fest nerd bar.
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I attended the fest.
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Mark invited Jessica to a cosplay fest.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

A gathering for a specified reason or occasion:

Origin

Borrowed from German Fest (“feast, festival, party”), from Middle High German fëst, from L

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

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