Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pageant
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Pageant
pageant
~ n 1 a public show or ceremony, often performed outdoors, with people dressed in beautifully decorated clothes or actors acting historical scenes 2 literary history or a continuous series of events that are interesting and impressive (the dramatic pageant of life in the upland valleys) 3 AmE a public competition for young women in which their appearance, and sometimes other qualities, are compared and judged; beauty contest 4 behaviour or ceremonies which look impressive or grand, but have no real meaning
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1.
(pageants) 1. A pageant is a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held out of doors and often celebrate events or people from history. N-COUNT 2. A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun Etymology: Middle English pagyn, padgeant, literally, scene of a play, from Anglo-French pagine, pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina, perhaps from Latin, page Date: 14th century 1. a. a mere show ; pretense b. an ostentatious display 2. show, exhibition; especially an elaborate colorful exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usually with floats 3. ~ry 1 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a a brilliant spectacle, esp. an elaborate parade. b a spectacular procession, or play performed in the open, illustrating historical events. c a tableau etc. on a fixed stage or moving vehicle. 2 an empty or specious show. Etymology: ME pagyn, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. пышное зрелище, пышная процессия 2. живая картина (представляющая исторический эпизод) 3. празднование, торжество, торжественный праздник (с пышными процессиями) 4. карнавальное шествие; маскарад 5. показная пышность; пустой блеск 6. ист. подвижная сцена (для представления мистерий) 7. представление мистерий ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
noun 1) пышное зрелище; пышная процессия 2) карнавальное шествие; маскарад 3) инсценировка, живая картина (представляющая исторический эпизод) 4) показное, бессодержательное зрелище, пустой блеск 5) hist. подвижная сцена (для представления мистерий) ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- 1386, from M.L. pagina, from L. pagina "page of a book" (see page (1)). Originally "play in a cycle of mystery plays," possibly from the notion of "manuscript" of a play. Generalized sense of "showy parade, spectacle" is first attested 1805, though this notion is found in pageantry (1651). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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