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Michael Clarke Duncan and I met at a music festival that was honoring films, and we happened to be seated next to each other at the dinner, and we just hit it off and kept in touch ever since. He was just the gentle giant in real life like you would have expected him to be.
Nikki Blonsky

Meaning of "music festival" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUSIC FESTIVAL

music festival  [ˈmjuːzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Music festival is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUSIC FESTIVAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, performance art, and social activities. The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of the earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages festivals were often held as competitions. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval. Some, including many rock festivals, are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific cause. Another type of music festival is the educative type, organised annually in local communities, regionally or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement.

Definition of music festival in the English dictionary

The definition of music festival in the dictionary is a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSIC FESTIVAL


archrival
ˌɑːtʃˈraɪvəl
arrival
əˈraɪvəl
aval
ˈeɪvəl
carnival
ˈkɑːnɪvəl
cavel
ˈkeɪvəl
civil
ˈsɪvəl
drivel
ˈdrɪvəl
estival
iːˈstaɪvəl
favel
ˈfeɪvəl
festival
ˈfɛstɪvəl
frivol
ˈfrɪvəl
gingival
ˈdʒɪndʒɪvəl
naval
ˈneɪvəl
navel
ˈneɪvəl
Percival
ˈpɜːsɪvəl
perspectival
pəˈspɛktɪvəl
revival
rɪˈvaɪvəl
rival
ˈraɪvəl
survival
səˈvaɪvəl
swivel
ˈswɪvəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSIC FESTIVAL

music
music box
music case
music centre
music critic
music director
music drama
music hall
music lover
music of the spheres
music paper
music roll
music stand
music stool
music theatre
music to one´s ears
music video
musical
musical box
musical chairs

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSIC FESTIVAL

ablatival
accusatival
adjectival
aestival
agentival
archival
conjunctival
datival
diminutival
Edinburgh Festival
film festival
fringe festival
genitival
harvest festival
imperatival
infinitival
nominatival
objectival
relatival
Spring Festival
substantival

Synonyms and antonyms of music festival in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «music festival» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSIC FESTIVAL

Find out the translation of music festival to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of music festival from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «music festival» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

音乐节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

festival de música
570 millions of speakers

English

music festival
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संगीत समारोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهرجان الموسيقى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

музыкальный фестиваль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

festival de música
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্গীত উৎসব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

festival de musique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perayaan muzik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Musik-Festival
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

音楽祭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음악 축제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Festival musik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lễ hội âm nhạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இசை விழா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संगीत महोत्सव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müzik Festivali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

festival di musica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

festiwal muzyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

музичний фестиваль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

festival de muzica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φεστιβάλ μουσικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

musiekfees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

musikfestival
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

musikkfestival
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of music festival

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSIC FESTIVAL»

The term «music festival» is very widely used and occupies the 16.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSIC FESTIVAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «music festival» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «music festival» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about music festival

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2 QUOTES WITH «MUSIC FESTIVAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word music festival.
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Nikki Blonsky
Michael Clarke Duncan and I met at a music festival that was honoring films, and we happened to be seated next to each other at the dinner, and we just hit it off and kept in touch ever since. He was just the gentle giant in real life like you would have expected him to be.
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Alexander Skarsgard
When we were shooting in Shreveport, me and a couple of friends went down to Lafayette, because they had a big Zydeco music festival down there. We spent two days dancing to Zydeco music, eating fried alligator... It was one of the craziest festivals I've ever been to in my life, but I loved it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSIC FESTIVAL»

Discover the use of music festival in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to music festival and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival: An Amazon Matrix of Meaning
This book is a five-year ethnographic study of the lesbian culture built at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.
Laurie J. Kendall, Ph. D. Laurie J. Kendall, 2008
2
The Music Festival Mystery
When the International Friendship Club sponsors a music festival at Emerson College, Nancy and her friends expect a fun weekend, but sabotage at the festival leads to rising tensions, and Nancy must find the culprit to avoid a public ...
Carolyn Keene, 2000
3
Whoo Saves the Symphony: A Shenandoah Music Festival Adventure
Find out 'Whoo Saves the Symphony' in a delightful introduction to the music festival, the instruments in the orchestra, and some very unique performers!'
Barbara Van Patten, 2007
4
Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music ...
In Barefoot in Babylon, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Woodstock, from its inception and the incredible musicians that performed to its scandals and the ...
Bob Spitz, 2014
5
The music festival guide: for music lovers and musicians
Covering 600 music festivals worldwide, this guide offers lively descriptions of festivals of all manner, size, and form.
Jon Pruett, Mike McGuirk, 2004
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The Provincial Music Festival in England, 1784–1914
Origins of the Music Festival The origins of the music festival may be traced to several different sources, the most important being the celebrations held in connection with St Cecilia's Day (22 November). In London, annual celebrations had ...
Dr Pippa Drummond, 2013
7
Making-Music Festival
FictionThe Jones Family Band has just arrived at the Making-Music Festival. But where is Uncle Con? And where are all the instruments?
Lucinda Cotter, 2012
8
Join Together: Forty Years of the Rock Music Festival
More than ninety artists contribute their unique memories and perspectives on the music festival and its impact on rock music and society in this volume that takes readers behind the scenes of live music's most high profile and historic ...
Marley Brant, 2008
9
Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair
Although the Woodstock Music and Art Fair started out as an attempt to use an open-air rock music festival as a means to finance construction of a commercial recording studio, Woodstock became a symbol of the ideals of the 1960s ...
James E. Perone, 2005
10
Dvorak and His World
The second part of this volume presents Dvorák's correspondence and reminiscences as well as unpublished reviews and criticism from the Czech press.
Michael Beckerman, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSIC FESTIVAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term music festival is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Metropolis music festival to launch in Dublin in November
A brand new music festival will kick off in Dublin this November with acts including Mark Ronson, Kerri Chandler, The Roots, Jamie xx and ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
New music festival comes to Exeter this weekend
A BRAND new music festival takes place in Exeter this weekend and promises a day of top local entertainment. AgeFest has been organised ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
3
Dracula wants your blood - for Romanian music festival
Music lovers pay in blood to enter the Untold Festival in Transylvania to encourage Romanians to donate. Edward Baran reports. «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
4
Maidstone's newest music festival, the Ramblin' Man Fair, takes over …
Almost 20,000 festival-goers will converge on Maidstone this weekend for a mighty new rock and country music festival. The Ramblin' Man Fair ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
5
Photos: Pemberton Music Festival creates field of trash (like every …
A photograph of the mess left behind after the 2015 Pemberton Music Festival has been shared nearly 30,000 times in 48 hours. «Straight.com, Jul 15»
6
Final preparations for Underneath The Stars music festival at …
Thousands of music fans are to make their way to Cannon Hall for a music festival this week. Final preparations are now being made for the ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
7
Up-and-coming music festival rocks St Albans
One of St Albans' fastest-growing music festivals attracted record crowds earlier this month, raising more than £10,000 for the Marlborough ... «St Albans & Harpenden Review, Jul 15»
8
Free children's tickets for the Gibraltar Music Festival
The Ministry of Culture will be distributing free tickets for children 12 and under at the City Hall every weekday from July 27 from 10am to 2pm. «Olive Press, Jul 15»
9
3-day ARISE Music Festival kicks off Aug. 7 in Loveland
Part music festival, part well-being symposium, ARISE will feature music and performance art along with natural health-oriented workshops, ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Preparations under way for Mountain Home Country Music Festival
Those artists are the music festival's big headliners. Brad Paisley is set to perform Friday night, Blake Shelton is scheduled to perform Saturday ... «KTVB, Jul 15»

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