PAGEANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does pageant mean? • PAGEANT (noun)
The noun PAGEANT has 2 senses:
1. an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
2. a rich and spectacular ceremony
Familiarity information: PAGEANT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PAGEANT (noun)
Meaning:
An elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
pageant; pageantry
Hypernyms ("pageant" is a kind of...):
representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)
Meaning:
A rich and spectacular ceremony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
pageantry; pageant
Hypernyms ("pageant" is a kind of...):
ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)
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