Mardi Gras
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Mar·di Gras
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈmär-dē-ˌgrä  
                                                                                                                              
             in New Orleans commonly  -ˌgrȯ
                                                      
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        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday                                      
                
                    
2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras                                      
                
                    
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