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fête cham⋅pê⋅tre
[fet shahn-pe-truh ] 
trə 
plural fêtes cham⋅pê⋅tres [fet shahn-pe-truh ] . French.
[fet shahn-pe-truh ] . French. | an outdoor festival or a garden party. |
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fete champetre
(French: "rural festival"), in painting, representation of a rural feast or open-air entertainment. Although the term fete galante ("courtship party") is sometimes considered to be a synonym for fete champetre, it is also used to refer to a specific kind of fete champetre: a more graceful, usually aristocratic scene in which groups of idly amorous, relaxed, well-dressed figures are depicted in a pastoral setting
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