HyperDic: feria

English > 2 senses of the word feria:
NOUNtimeferiaa weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated
actferia(in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint
feria > pronunciation
Soundsfeh'riyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > feria: 2 senses > noun 1, time
MeaningA weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated.
Example"in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so 'secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday"
BroaderweekdayAny day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
Adjectivesferialof or relating to or being a feria
English > feria: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning(in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint.
CategorySpanishThe Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
Broadercelebration, festivityAny joyous diversion
Spanishfiesta, fiesta patronal

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