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- Every summer, the city hosts a huge music fest that attracts thousands of visitors.
Examples
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OK, so it's YouTube Fan Fest day here in Toronto.
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It's a tie between Lobster Fest and Toyota Thon.
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So we're in for a wonderful, a wonderful fest, as it were, of evolutionary thought.
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She was at the Essence Fest in in New Orleans and had a very easy interview.
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Well, sometimes, unless I'm at CMA Fest in Nashville.
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But Wendy's today I got you Bacon fest is here and the spicy nugs are back.
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I've been literally non-stop editing stuff at Amity Fest, like an introduction video to the show and working really, really hard.
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The community gathered for the annual fest to celebrate their local culture and traditions.
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During the holiday season, there is a grand fest featuring food, games, and performances.
Surface Forms
Etymology
-Fest is the ending that comes from the same German Fest and Latin festum, which mean 'festival' or 'feast'. People add -fest to words like 'book' or 'food' to show a fair or party, so -fest at the end of a word signals a celebration.