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feast

1. feast \'fe-st\ n [ME feste festival, feast, fr. OF, festival, fr. L 
   festa, pl. of Xfestum festival, fr. neut. of festus solemn, festal; akin to 
   L feriae holidays, fanum temple, Arm dik' gods 1a: an elaborate meal often 
   accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment :  BANQUET 1b: something that 
   gives unusual or abundant pleasure  2: a periodic religious observance 
   commemorating an event or honoring a dei ty, person, or thing
2. feast vi 1: to take part in a feast  2: to enjoy an unusual pleasure  1: 
   to present with a feast  2: DELIGHT, GRATIFY  - feast.er n