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  - fête galante
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fête

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fete /feɪt/ (also fête)

▶noun

1 Brit. an outdoor public function to raise funds for a charity, typically involving entertainment and the sale of goods.

2 chiefly N. Amer. a celebration or festival.

▶verb honour or entertain lavishly.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘festival, fair’): from Fr., from OFr. feste (see feast).

'fête' also found in these Oxford entries:

en fête - feast - fete - fête champêtre - fête galante - tombola

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