"prefeast" meaning in English

See prefeast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + feast. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|feast}} pre- + feast Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prefeast (not comparable)
  1. Before a feast. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prefeast-en-adj-9St~0epo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 55 45

Noun

Forms: prefeasts [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + feast. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|feast}} pre- + feast Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefeast (plural prefeasts)
  1. A feast held before an event.
    Sense id: en-prefeast-en-noun-XaDPWEFe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77

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