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songfest

songfest

1 3.2
An event where people sing together to enjoy music
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔŋˌfɛst/
translation icon : festival de canciones
  • Last weekend, we attended a lively songfest that featured local bands and community choirs.

Examples

  • "We're on our way to the songfest."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The pieces fell back down on him like the bad stage snow they used at the Lynn PTA Winter Songfest.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Quite a few are from other cultures and can be used to make songfests more multicultural experiences.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The afternoon sun had sunk low before the songfest ended and people began gathering their baskets and rolling up the mats.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Outside, two passing soldiers improvise a songfest: "There's a Hole in the battle, dear Gen'ral, dear Gen'ral; there's a Hole in the battle, dear Gen'ral, a Ho-oo-ole.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Everyone enjoyed the annual songfest, which brought together families and friends to celebrate with music.

  • At the summer songfest, participants gathered under the stars to sing their favorite folk songs.

Synonyms

concert
vssongfest
656 1.8

A live music performance for people to hear

is more communal and celebratory, often inviting group participation or enjoyment
musicale
vssongfest
  • Formal
3 8.0

A small home gathering where people play or sing music

is broader and more public, aimed at larger celebrations with many songs
singalong
vssongfest
  • Informal
2 2.8

A friendly event where people sing popular songs together

is broader and more celebratory, often larger than such casual singing events
singsong
vssongfest
  • UK
1 4.8

A friendly gathering where people sing songs together

is more festival-like and focuses on many songs and celebration
musical soiree
vssongfest
  • Formal
1 7.5

An evening gathering where people listen to live music in a home or small room

is more public and celebratory, inviting wider group singing or listening
soiree musicale
vssongfest
  • Formal
9.8

An evening gathering with live music, like a small concert

is larger and more public, often focused on celebration rather than intimacy

How Big

festival
178 1.0
songfest
1 3.2
concert
656 1.8
singalong
  • Informal
2 2.8

Surface Forms

songfest singular
songfests plural

Morphology

songfest = song + fest (transparent) = song + fest

A straightforward compound: 'song' + 'fest' denotes a festival or event for songs; meaning follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

The word songfest is a simple combination of song and fest, where fest is short for 'festival'. So a songfest is a big event of songs and singing, often with many people celebrating together.