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pageant

pag·eant [ pájjənt ] (plural pag·eants)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large-scale play representing historical event: a large-scale stage production representing historical or legendary events, especially local ones, in scenes or tableaux in which dramatic interest is less important than spectacle

2. elaborate and colorful procession: an elaborate and colorful procession, display, or ceremonial occasion

[14th century. < Anglo-Latin pagina "scene, stage"]
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