Pageant Definition
păjənt
pageants
noun
pageants
An individual scene in a medieval mystery play.
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Any of a series of movable outdoor platforms on which a mystery play was performed.
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An elaborate drama, often staged outdoors, celebrating a historical event or presenting the history of a community.
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A spectacular exhibition, elaborate parade, etc., as a procession with floats.
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Beauty pageant.
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Other Word Forms of Pageant
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pageantsOrigin of Pageant
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Middle English pagin, pagent moveable stage for a mystery play, mystery play alteration of Medieval Latin pāgina probably from Latin page pag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin pagina. late 14c., "play in a cycle of mystery plays," perhaps from Latin pagina (“page of a book").
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