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pageantry

[ paj-uhn-tree ]

noun

plural pageantries.
  1. spectacular display; pomp:

    the pageantry of a coronation.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. mere show; empty display.
  3. pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants.


pageantry

/ ˈæəԳٰɪ /

noun

  1. spectacular display or ceremony
  2. archaic.
    pageants collectively
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of pageantry1

First recorded in 1600–10; pageant + -ry
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Besides, spring produce has arrived — and so has the pageantry.

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But what Lamar’s performance lacked in all-out pageantry, it made up for in precision.

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His pageantry and his promise to his followers is that of ownership.

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Rather, this inauguration was downright goofy, an ostentatious demonstration of absurdist pageantry and empty promises.

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Inauguration day is all about pomp, pageantry - and pictures.

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