FETE

Pronunciation (US):

• FETE (noun)
  The noun FETE has 2 senses:

1. an elaborate party (often outdoors)
2. an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

  Familiarity information: FETE used as a noun is rare.

• FETE (verb)
  The verb FETE has 1 sense:

1. have a celebration

  Familiarity information: FETE used as a verb is very rare.

• FETE (noun)

Meaning:

An elaborate party (often outdoors)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

fete; fiesta; feast

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"):

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))

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

festival; fete

Context example:

a drama festival

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• FETE (verb)

Meaning:

Have a celebration

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

fete; celebrate

Context examples:

They were feting the patriarch of the family / After the exam, the students were celebrating

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