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pageant
[ paj-uhnt ]
noun
- an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats.
- a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like forming part of public or social festivities.
- a show or exhibition, especially one consisting of a succession of participants or events:
a beauty pageant.
- something comparable to a procession in colorful variety, splendor, or grandeur:
the pageant of Renaissance history.
- a pretentious display or show that conceals a lack of real importance or meaning.
- (in medieval times) a platform or stage, usually moving on wheels, on which scenes from mystery plays were presented.
- display or pageantry.
- Obsolete. a stage bearing any kind of spectacle.
pageant
/ ˈpædʒənt /
noun
- an elaborate colourful parade or display portraying scenes from history, esp one involving rich costume
- any magnificent or showy display, procession, etc
Other Words From
- pageant·eer noun
- pa·gean·tic [p, uh, -, jan, -tik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pageant1
Example Sentences
Unlike me, however, my mom owned a cheap pair of flippers: those perfect, creepy-looking fake teeth toddlers wear in beauty pageants.
Ruth and I often traveled apart, to capture more episodes of their lives, from birthday parties to jail cells, Narcotics Anonymous meetings to children’s beauty pageants.
The last-minute withdrawal means South Africa will not be represented at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, where Ms Le Roux was among 120 beauty queens vying for the coveted title.
Playing Beth’s mother, Grace, she volunteers to direct their small town’s famed Christmas pageant after an incident befalls the longtime director.
He was also known for hosting the Miss America pageant in the early 1980s, where he met his wife Valerie.
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