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Definition feast in American English

feast noun

[countable] noun
/fist/
1

a large meal

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1.1

a large meal for a lot of people, usually in order to celebrate something

2

a large amount of a particular food that you enjoy eating

Example

a feast of wild raspberries

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3

a large number of good, enjoyable, or interesting things to do or see

Example

a feast of entertainment

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Example

the Feast of St. Nicholas

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5

you shouldn't have more of something than you need

Example

We don't have much of a dinner tonight, but enough is as good as a feast.

Definition feast in American English