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fête¹

  • /feɪt/
  • /fɛt/

Rhymes with -eɪt, -ɛt

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French fête.

noun fêtes

  1. UK, alternative, formal Alternative spelling of fete The sexton and his companion had been employed as carpenters on the preparations for the celebrated Stratford Jubilee; and they remembered Garrick, the prime mover of the fête, who superintended the arrangements; […]

fête²

  • /feɪt/
  • /fɛt/

Rhymes with -eɪt, -ɛt

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French fêter.

verb fêtes · fêting · fêted

  1. UK, alternative, formal Alternative spelling of fete Most men, and most parties, and most nations, can gain no triumph over their opponents, without fêting and anniversarying it for ever after.

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"fête." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/f%C3%AAte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fête. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/f%C3%AAte

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"fête." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/f%C3%AAte.

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@misc{fe_te_2026,
  title = {fête},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/f%C3%AAte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}