"-fest" meaning in English

See -fest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-(ˌ)fɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)--fest.wav [US] Forms: -fests [plural]
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  1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events. Tags: morpheme
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  2. (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent. Tags: informal, morpheme
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Inflected forms

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