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fete::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | festival |
| Type of | celebration, festivity |
| Has types | jazz festival, kwanza, kwanzaa, oktoberfest, saturnalia, sheepshearing, bacchanalia, carnival, dionysia, eisteddfod, film festival |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | celebrate |
| Type of | get together, meet |
| Has types | jubilate, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, whoop it up, party, racket, receive, revel, wassail, jollify |
Examples of fete
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The fete takes place on September 3 and 4 at the Passenger Shed in Temple Meads.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
We visit the church fete, where Shenton pelts an unhappy vicar with wet sponges.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nearly all small towns and villages have a fete, which will last a day or a week.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The event is a kickoff for Macy's annual Glamorama style fete, set for Aug. 13.
From the suntimes.com
When there was a gap in the rain showers, we delivered our handiwork to the fete.
From the washingtonpost.com
Thus, a gala reopening fete has been put off until the scaffolding is removed.
From the timesunion.com
At the fete on his ship, the Guayas, people could dance to an Ecuadorean band.
From the orlandosentinel.com
When Farmer Hogget wins a pig at the fete, he takes it home thinking of bacon.
From the guardian.co.uk
After the fete, there was to be a grand dance in the Village Hall across the road.
From the newsfeed.time.com
- An elaborate party (often outdoors)
- Celebrate: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
- Festival: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"
- A fu00EAte or fete is an elaborate festival, party or celebration. In Britain, fetes are traditional public festivals, held outdoors and organized to raise funds for a charity. They typically include entertainment and the sale of goods and refreshments.
- Fetion (Chinese:u98DEu4FE1, pinyin: fu0113i xu00ECn, lit. flying letter) is an instant messaging (IM) client developed by China Mobile, a Chinese telecommunications company. It allows users to send and receive SMS free of charge between PCs and mobile phones (in certain conditions)...
- A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity; A feast, celebration or carnival; To celebrate (a person)
- Alternative spelling of fete
- 1. an outdoor function with the sale of goods, amusements, etc, especially to raise funds for charity. 2. a great entertainment; a festival. 3. honour or entertain lavishly.
- French for a festival or entertainment (typically, though not always, of a large scale).
