English Explanatory Dictionary

pageant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
  2. A spectacular ceremony.
  3. Ellipsis of beauty pageant.
  4. A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.
verb
  1. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæd͡ʒənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pageant.wav

Word forms

pageant pageants pageaunt pageanting pageanted

Etymology

Late 14th c. as Middle English pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina (“play in a cycle of mystery plays”), perhaps from Latin pāgina (“page of a book”).

Synonyms

spectacle beauty contest beauty pageant

Related words

page

Derived words

beauty pageant be part of life's rich pageant pageanteer pageanter pageant fever pageant-goer pageantic pageantitis pageantlike pageantry
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