"rockfest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockfests [plural]
Etymology: rock + -fest Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rock|fest}} rock + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockfest (plural rockfests)
  1. (informal) A rock music festival. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-rockfest-en-noun-6wlg4A1S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fest

Inflected forms

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