Ferial
/ˈfɛɹɪəl/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A feria.
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast. not-comparable
- 2 Jovial, festive, as if pertaining to a holiday. not-comparable
"[They] / Dance within the magic shade / That makes them drunken, merry, and strong / To laugh and sing their ferial song : / ‘Free, free . . . !’"
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or being a feria wordnet
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More examples"[They] / Dance within the magic shade / That makes them drunken, merry, and strong / To laugh and sing their ferial song : / ‘Free, free . . . !’"
Etymology
From Middle English ferial, from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria (“weekday”) (whence the first sense), fēriae (“holidays”) (whence the second).