fair2 /fɛː 
/ ▸ noun 1 a gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment: I won a goldfish at the fair.
2 a periodic gathering for the sale of goods. ▪ an exhibition to promote particular products: the European Fine Art Fair.
▪ North American English an annual competitive exhibition of livestock, agricultural products, etc., held by a town, county, or state.
– ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘periodic gathering for the sale of goods’): from Old French feire, from late Latin feria, singular of Latin feriae ‘holy days’ (on which such fairs were often held).
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