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pageant

[ paj-uhnt ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like forming part of public or social festivities.
  3. a show or exhibition, especially one consisting of a succession of participants or events:

    a beauty pageant.

  4. something comparable to a procession in colorful variety, splendor, or grandeur:

    the pageant of Renaissance history.

  5. a pretentious display or show that conceals a lack of real importance or meaning.
  6. (in medieval times) a platform or stage, usually moving on wheels, on which scenes from mystery plays were presented.
  7. display or pageantry.
  8. Obsolete. a stage bearing any kind of spectacle.


pageant

/ ˈæəԳ /

noun

  1. an elaborate colourful parade or display portraying scenes from history, esp one involving rich costume
  2. any magnificent or showy display, procession, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • 貹eԳ· noun
  • 貹·𲹲·پ [p, uh, -, jan, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pageant1

1350–1400; Middle English pagyn, pagaunt, pagand < Anglo-Latin 岵Բ a stage for plays, scene, platform, perhaps special use of Latin 岵Բ page 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pageant1

C14: from Medieval Latin 岵Բ scene of a play, from Latin: page 1
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Since Bezos’ main competitor in the world’s richest man pageant is running around bragging about his plan to seed more wombs, these testimonials emphasize the nobility in the Blue Origin founder’s space flight sponsorship.

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Should the competition influence attitudes beyond the pageant world, it could have huge economic implications.

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The program culminates in a an outreach activity, a digital media project and a pageant during the organization's annual Black Queer Advancement Festival, slated for the final week of April.

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She said she hopes in a few years people entering beauty pageants without make-up could "be the norm", bringing pageants "out of the dark ages".

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Brooks the opportunity to create a pageant of flamboyant international garb, designed to lay unmistakable claim to new cultural identities.

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