Definition of pageant Pageant
/pæˈʤʌnt/ - [patjunt] - pag•eant
We found 13 definitions of pageant from 6 different sources.
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- pageant (Noun)
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume. - pageant (Noun)
A spectacular ceremony. - pageant (Noun)
A beauty pageant . - pageant (Verb)
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pageant (n.)
A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. - pageant (n.)
An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display. - pageant (a.)
Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. - pageant (v. t.)
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pageant
paj′ant, or pā′-, n. a showy exhibition: a spectacle: a fleeting show: (orig.) a platform on four wheels for the purpose of representing plays, &c.—adj. showy: pompous.—n. Page′antry, splendid display: pompous spectacle. [M. E. pagent (with excrescent -t), from an older form pagen or pagin—Low L. pagina, a stage—L. pagina, a slab—pangĕre, to fix; cf. Page (2).]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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pageant
In ancient military history, a triumphal car, chariot, or arch, variously adorned with colors, flags, etc., carried about in public shows, processions, etc. Also gorgeous show or spectacle.
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🔤- pageant, noun, singular of pageants.
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