Definitions of pageant [ˈpædʒ ənt]

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Definition of 'pageant'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) pageant
an elaborate costumed procession or parade, often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities.

2.  pageant
an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like.

3.  pageant
something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur:
the pageant of Renaissance history.

4.  pageant
a show or exhibition:
a beauty pageant.

5.  pageant
(in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME pagyn, pagaunt < AL pāgina stage, scene, platform)

Definition of 'pageant'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pageant, pageantry
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

2. (noun) pageant, pageantry
a rich and spectacular ceremony

Definition of 'pageant'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) pageant
of the nature of a pageant; spectacular

2. (noun) pageant
a theatrical exhibition; a spectacle

3. (noun) pageant
an elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display

4. (verb) pageant
to exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic

Translation of 'pageant'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a dramatic performance made up of different, usually historical scenes, often performed during a procession The children performed a historical pageant.
Afrikaans: opvoering	Arabic: مَوْكِب تاريخي	Bulgarian: драматизиране на моменти
Brazilian: espetáculo	Czech: živý obraz	German: das Festspiel
Danish: optog	Greek: θεατρική αναπαράσταση, θε	Spanish: representación, cuadro, d
Estonian: karnevalirongkäik	Farsi: نمایش تاریخی یا مذهبی	Finnish: kuvaelma
French: spectacle historique	Hebrew: הַצָגָה הִיסטוֹרִית	Hindi: तमाशा
Croatian: svečanost, proslava	Hungarian: parádé; élőkép	Indonesian: peragaan sejarah
Icelandic: hátíðaleikur	Italian: (spettacolo storico)	Japanese: 行列
Korean: 가장행렬	Lithuanian: vaidinimas, inscenizacija	Latvian: gājiens; inscenējums
Malay: pertunjukan dramatik	Dutch: tableau	Norwegian: historiespill, festopptog
Polish: żywe obrazy, pokazy	Persian: نمایش تاریخی یا مذهبی	Pashto: ننداره، ښودنه، نمايش، منظ
Portuguese: quadro vivo	Romanian: spectacol grandios (cu sc	Russian: представление
Slovak: živý obraz	Slovenian: alegorija	Serbian: svečanost
Swedish: [historiskt] skådespel	Thai: การแสดงกลางแจ้งเกี่ยวกับเ	Turkish: tören
Taiwanese: 露天歷史劇(慶典中)	Ukrainian: карнавальна процесія; інс	Urdu: تاريخي مناظر کي نمائش
Vietnamese: hoạt cảnh lịch sử	Chinese: （庆典中再现历史场景的娱乐活动）露天历史剧
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