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fes⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty

  [fe-stiv-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. a festive celebration or occasion.
2. festivities, festive events or activities: the festivities of Christmas.
3. festive character or quality; gaiety; merriment.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME festivite (< OF) < L fēstīvitās. See festive, -ity
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fes·tiv·i·ty   (fě-stĭv'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. fes·tiv·i·ties

  1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.

  2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration.

  3. festivities The proceedings or events of a festival.

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Word Origin & History

festivity 
1387, from O.Fr. festivité, from L. festivitatem (nom. festivitas), from festivus "festive," from festum "festival or holiday," neut. of festus "of a feast." Festival first recorded as a noun 1589, having been an adj. 14c., from M.L. festivalis "of a church holiday."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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