"Ren faire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ren faires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Ren faire}} Ren faire (plural Ren faires)
  1. (chiefly US, informal) Clipping of Renaissance faire. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Renaissance faire Synonyms: Ren fair, ren faire, Ren Faire
    Sense id: en-Ren_faire-en-noun-pY9yV1Ml Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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