pageant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
  2. noun a rich and spectacular ceremony

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”).

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Synonyms

pageantry

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