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pageant

Pronunciation: /ˈpæd͡ʒənt/

The English word “pageant” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
  2. A spectacular ceremony.
  3. A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.

verb

  1. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.

Etymology

Late 14th c. as Middle English pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina (“play in a cycle of mystery plays”), perhaps from Latin pāgina (“page of a book”).

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