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Definition of festivity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

festivity

noun
 
/feˈstɪvəti/
 
/feˈstɪvəti/
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  1. festivities
     [plural] the activities that are organized to celebrate a special event
    • A number of celebrities will be flying in to take part in the festivities.
    • Christmas/New Year festivities
    • wedding festivities
  2. [uncountable] the happiness and joy that exist when people celebrate something
    • The wedding was an occasion of great festivity.
    • an air of festivity
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French festivite or Latin festivitas, from festivus ‘festive’, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
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