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pageant

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Main Entry:
pag·eant 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pageant
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 display2: 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 floats3: pageantry 1


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