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plural fetes
A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. quotations examples
The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.
1991, Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting Publications
A feast, celebration or carnival. examples
third-person singular simple present fetes, present participle feting, simple past and past participle feted
(transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person). quotations examples
Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.
1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd
Saxophonist Pete Wareham, his friend and collaborator in Polar Bear and the critically feted groups Acoustic Ladyland and Fulborn Teversham, soon punctures that idea.
2007 April 6, Mike Barnes, “Is this the hardest-working man in music?”, in The Guardian
For three days Emmanuel Macron was wooed and fêted by Donald Trump, treated to marching bands and banquets.
2018 April 27, William Cook, “Are Macron and Merkel playing good cop, bad cop with Trump?”, in The Spectator