Carnival en · NOUN
Etymology
See carnival.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of carnival; especially in the sense "any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent."
alt of carnival
To the statement above we may, of course, add that a far greater number have never had the “luck” of seeing a Continental Fair;— the Carnivals of Italy, of France,—a Russian Fair,—or the Carnivals and Jahrmarkts of Germany.
1873 April, R. H. Horne, The Great Fairs and Markets of Europe, John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell (editors), The Eclectic Magazine, New Series Volume 17: January—June 1873, page 436
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnivals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |