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pageant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pageant
(noun)
pageant
/
ˈ
pæʤənt/
noun
plural
pageants
pageant
/
ˈ
pæʤənt/
noun
plural
pageants
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAGEANT
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1
US
:
beauty contest
She entered a (beauty)
pageant
.
They disagreed with the
pageant
judges.
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2
:
a play or performance made of scenes from a historical event or a legend
Their church puts on an annual Christmas
pageant
.
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sometimes used figuratively
The museum celebrates the rich
pageant
of the town's history. [=celebrates all the interesting things that have happened in the town's history]
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