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Four festival nouns from one root (lemm.ee)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Festivus for the rest of us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Honey, bring out the festivus pole.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't festivity count as yet another noun?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You're right. It roots from festum -> festivitas -> (including middle english fesitivite and middle french festivité) festivity!

Thanks for the correction!