jour fixe

noun

A series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month (or similar; for example, every second Sunday of a month). Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.

OriginFrench jour fixe →
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Meanings

nounjour fixe (plural jours fixes)

plural jours fixes

  1. artA series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month (or similar; for example, every second Sunday of a month). Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.

Origin

  1. Frenchjour fixe
  2. Englishjour fixe

Borrowed from French jour fixe (literally “fixed day”).

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Translations

French jour fixe
  • jour fixeseries of events that happen on a fixed day every month
German regelmäßiges monatliches Treffen, Jour fixe
  • regelmäßiges monatliches Treffenseries of events that happen on a fixed day every month
  • Jour fixeseries of events that happen on a fixed day every month
Russian журфикс
  • журфикс (žurfiks)series of events that happen on a fixed day every month
Ukrainian журфікс
  • журфікс (žurfiks)series of events that happen on a fixed day every month
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Chicago

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