Prefeast

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A feast held before an event.

    "Like the previous holy day, this one too has a prefeast."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before a feast. not-comparable

    "Many Lubavitch weddings serve just a few pickups before the main meal, maybe some knishes and some egg rolls. Others go all out. The Kassins offered up a prefeast feast."

Example

More examples

"Many Lubavitch weddings serve just a few pickups before the main meal, maybe some knishes and some egg rolls. Others go all out. The Kassins offered up a prefeast feast."

Etymology

From pre- + feast.

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