pageant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpæd͡ʒənt/
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”).
Meanings
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An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
For a few moments the events of the day floated in disastrous pageant through my brain, till sleep bathed it in forgetfulness […]
1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter IV, in The Last Man. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:The artists who painted these murals brought the pageant of America vividly to life. Everyone knew that the construction of this pageant, and the celebration of America that it implied, was the work of the New Deal.
2022, Gary Gerstle, chapter 1, in The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order […] , New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, Part I. The New Deal Order, 1930–1980:
- A spectacular ceremony.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of beauty pageant.
alt of beauty pageant
- (obsolete) A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pageants | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pageaunt | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
beauty pageant · pageantitis · pageantry · pageantic · pageanteer · be part of life's rich pageant · pageanter · pageant fever · pageantlike · pageant-goer
Relateds
Synonyms
beauty contest · beauty pageant · spectacle
Translations (46)
it cerimonia (spectacular ceremony) · nl spektakel (spectacular ceremony) · pl pokaz (spectacular ceremony) · pl parada (spectacular ceremony) · es muestra (public display) · bg шествие (spectacular ceremony) · hu látványosság (public display) · hu bemutató (public display) · nl vertoning (spectacular ceremony) · hu díszszemle (public display) · de Festumzug (public display) · de Festzug (public display) · de Aufzug (public display) · fr cortège (public display) · it parata (public display) · it esibizione (public display) · ro paradă (spectacular ceremony) · eo procesio (public display) · cs podívaná (spectacular ceremony) · pl widowisko (public display) · es ceremonia (spectacular ceremony) · es espectáculo (spectacular ceremony) · pl pokaz (public display) · es comparsa (public display) · de Spektakel (public display) · bg парад (public display) · ro procesiune (public display) · pl parada (public display) · ja 野外劇 (public display) · de Umzug (public display) · it spettacolo pubblico (public display) · ar اِسْتِعْرَاض (public display) · ro cortegiu (public display) · de Parade (public display) · ru зре́лище (public display) · ru предста́вление (spectacular ceremony) · fr spectacle (spectacular ceremony) · hu felvonulás (public display) · es cabalgata (public display) · es exhibición (spectacular ceremony) · hu parádé (public display) · nl optocht (public display) · it esposizione (public display) · it mostra (public display) · hu ünnepély (spectacular ceremony) · pl widowisko (spectacular ceremony)