pageant
/ˈpæd͡ʒənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "For a few moments the events of the day floated in disastrous pageant through my brain, till sleep bathed it in forgetfulness […]"
- "The artists who painted these murals brought the pageant of America vividly to life. Everyone knew that the construction of this pageant, and the celebration of America that it implied, was the work of the New Deal."
- "He pageants us."
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”).