Parade Definition

pə-rād

paraded, parades, parading

noun

parades

The participants in such a procession.

American Heritage

Any organized procession or march, as for display.

Webster's New World

A place where troops assemble regularly for parade; parade ground.

Webster's New World

A military display or assembly; esp., a review of marching troops.

Webster's New World

Ostentatious or pompous display.

Webster's New World

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verb

paraded, parades, parading

To march in a parade or procession.

Webster's New World

To bring together (troops, etc.) for inspection or display.

Webster's New World

To assemble in military formation for review or display.

Webster's New World

To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.

American Heritage

To make a display of; show off.

To parade one's knowledge.

Webster's New World

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idiom

on parade

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Parade

Singular:

parade

Plural:

From French parade (“show, display, parade, parry, formerly also a halt on horseback"), from Spanish parada (“a halt, stop, pause, a parade"), from parar (“to halt, stop, get ready, prepare"), from Latin parare (“to prepare, in Medieval Latin and Rom. also to halt, stop, prevent, guard against, etc., also dress, trim, adorn"); see pare. Compare parry, a doublet of parade.

From Wiktionary
Probably French action of stopping a horse from Old Spanish parada from Vulgar Latin parāta from feminine past participle of Latin parāre to prepare perə-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition