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Noun: pageant  pa-junt
  1. An elaborate representation of scenes from history etc.; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
    "The town's annual pageant recreated scenes from medieval life";
    - pageantry
     
  2. A rich and spectacular ceremony
    "The coronation was a pageant of royal splendour";
    - pageantry

Derived forms: pageants

Type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, representation

Encyclopedia: Pageant, Alberta