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单词 feting
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fetingn.

Brit. /ˈfeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
Forms: 1800s– feteing, 1800s– fêteing, 1800s– feting, 1800s– fêting.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fete v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < fete v. + -ing suffix1.
The action or fact of providing or participating in a feast or fête; celebration, festivity. Hence: the action or fact of honouring or acclaiming a person, esp. with a feast or other celebration.
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1830 Spectator 2 Oct. 768/2 We are counselled in Scripture, when we make a feast, to invite to it the poor and the destitute... The feasting or fêting of children has the same species of recommendation.
1849 Chron. & Corres. Soc. ‘Old Guyites’ 157 Gaiety, gondola coursing, and fêting of all sorts was the order of the day.
1895 Westm. Gaz. 11 Sept. 1/3 It would be absurd to expect as much fêting and feeding among the Liberal as among the Conservative rank and file.
1952 A.B.M. Rev. 1 Nov. 176/2 Then everybody settled down to feasting, dancing and feteing of one another with gifts of food.
2005 Internat. Jrnl. Retail & Distribution Managem. 33 268 The feting of fashion magazine editors to assure front page brand coverage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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