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1 feast
[fi:st] 1. noun1) (a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion: The king invited them to a feast in the palace.) veisla2) ((sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated: Today is the feast of St Stephen.) hátíð2. verb(to eat (as if) at a feast: We feasted all day.) gera sér glaðan dag -
2 banquet
['bæŋkwit](a feast or ceremonial dinner at which speeches are often made.) stórveisla
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