"fanfest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fanfests [plural]
Etymology: fan + -fest Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fan|fest}} fan + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} fanfest (plural fanfests)
  1. An event held for fans. Categories (topical): Fandom

Inflected forms

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