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pageant

noun

pag·​eant ˈpa-jənt How to pronounce pageant (audio)
1
a
: a mere show : pretense
b
: an ostentatious display
2
: 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 floats
3

Synonyms

Example Sentences

They disagreed with the pageant judges. Their church puts on an annual Christmas pageant.
Recent Examples on the Web There'll be plenty of beer and food from Kegel's Inn for sale, live music, daily stein-hoisting competitions, a wiener dog beauty pageant, a Usinger's brat-eating competition, and more. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Something more encompassing than style or structure or subject matter is stably on display: one of the most charming sensibilities in the long, panoramic pageant of English verse. Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Cincinnati events for June and July Kenton County Fair and Horse Show Enjoy 4-H horse and livestock shows, pageants including the Miss Kenton County pageant, track events and more at the weeklong Kenton County Fair. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 8 July 2022 People can’t wait to see what the folks who brought them a grandma beauty pageant, a stuff-the-porta-potty contest, a first-base coach leaping over a picnic table and chairs and toddler races will come up with next. Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2022 People can’t wait to see what the folks who brought them a grandma beauty pageant, a stuff-the-porta-potty contest, a first-base coach leaping over a picnic table and chairs and toddler races will come up with next. Kent Somers, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022 Around 10,000 people are involved in the pageant, including 2,750 military personnel, more than 6,000 volunteers, performers, key workers and 2,500 members of the general public. Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2022 Highlights include a royal parade, battle pageant, jousting tournament and live music from Gallows Humor. Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 During a season-kickoff talent pageant, in which other cast members flaunted their ballet and burlesque skills, said contestant, Maddy Morphosis, wailed a blues solo on an electric guitar. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pagyn, padgeant, literally, scene of a play, from Anglo-French pagine, pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina, perhaps from Latin, page

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of pageant was in the 14th century

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