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pageant

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Main Entry: pag·eant
Pronunciation: \ˈpa-jənt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pagyn, padgeant, literally, scene of a play, from Anglo-French pagine, pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina, perhaps from Latin, page
Date: 14th century

1 a : a mere show : pretense b : an ostentatious display
2 : show, exhibition; especially : an elaborate colorful exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usually with floats
3 : pageantry 1




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