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fete(noun, performance, break, work, event)
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festive(adjective, happy, superior, unusual, exceptional)
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party(noun, performance, work, event, do)
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festival(noun, adjective, performance, break, event)
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affair(noun, work, do, group, party)
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celebration(noun, break, work, event, trip)
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jamboree(noun, fair, party, amusement, celebration)
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blowout(noun, performance, event, do, spread)
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carnival(noun, adjective, event, spread, happy)
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festivity(noun, performance, break, work, event)
13
joyful(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
12
function(noun, work, do, group, party)
11
gay(adjective, happy, merry, cheerful, joyful)
11
convivial(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
11
event(noun, do, party, function, gathering)
11
fiesta(noun, break, fair, amusement, celebration)
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festal(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
10
happy(adjective, happy, merry, cheerful, joyful)
10
merry(adjective, happy, cheerful, joyful, hearty)
9
ball(noun, event, do, party, function)
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