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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Festival

/fĕs'-təv-əl/ · Fes·ti·val · IPA /ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/
01 a. Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.
    “I cannot woo in festival terms.” Shak.