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movable feast

mov·a·ble feast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moo-vuh-buh l feest]
    • /ˈmu və bəl fist/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moo-vuh-buh l feest]
    • /ˈmu və bəl fist/

Definitions of movable feast words

  • noun movable feast a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year. 1
  • noun movable feast a festival or other event of variable date 0
See all 2 definitions of movable feast

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Origin of movable feast

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Movable feast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Movable feast

movable feast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

movable feast usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for movable feast

noun movable feast

  • dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
  • celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
  • affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
  • tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
  • gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
All 35 Synonyms of movable feast

Antonyms for movable feast

noun movable feast

  • chore — A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.
  • task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
  • work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
All 3 Antonyms of movable feast

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