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1. (n.) Mardi Gras
the day before Lent celebrated, as in New Orleans, as a day of carnival; Shrove Tuesday.
2. Mardi Gras
a pre-Lenten carnival period climaxing on this day.
Etymology: (1690–1700; < F: lit., fat Tuesday)
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1. (noun) Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, pancake day
the last day before Lent
2. (noun) Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday
a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans
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1. (noun) mardi gras
the last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking
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