"Ren fair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ren fairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Ren fair}} Ren fair (plural Ren fairs)
  1. (chiefly US, informal) Clipping of Renaissance fair. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Renaissance fair Synonyms: Ren faire, ren fair, Ren Fair
    Sense id: en-Ren_fair-en-noun-xFbrpgGi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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