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FETE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

Example:

a drama festival

Synonyms:

festival; fete

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fete" is a kind of...):

celebration; festivity (any joyous diversion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fete"):

carnival (a festival marked by merrymaking and processions)

Bacchanalia; Dionysia (an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus))

eisteddfod (any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing))

film festival (a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year))

jazz festival (a festival that features performances by jazz artists)

Kwanza; Kwanzaa (a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year)

Oktoberfest (an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer)

Saturnalia (an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn)

sheepshearing (a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An elaborate party (often outdoors)

Synonyms:

feast; fete; fiesta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("fete" is a kind of...):

party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fete"):

luau (an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment))

potlatch (a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment))

Derivation:

fete (have a celebration)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have a celebration

Example:

After the exam, the students were celebrating

Synonyms:

celebrate; fete

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "fete" is one way to...):

get together; meet (get together socially or for a specific purpose)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fete"):

jubilate (celebrate a jubilee)

jollify; make happy; make merry; make whoopie; racket; revel; wassail; whoop it up (celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities)

party (have or participate in a party)

receive (have or give a reception)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

fete (an elaborate party (often outdoors))

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