Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pageantry

/ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: pa-gean-try
IPA: /ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"pomp and pageantry"
"That you aptly will suppose / What pageantry, what feats, what shows, / What minstrelsy, and pretty din, / The regent made in Mytilene / To greet the king."
"The world seemed decked for some holiday or prouder pageantry, with silken streamers flying, ..."
"Anfield had been the usual portable pageantry of flags and banners and songs before kick-off. With the sky still blue above the away end the Barcelona fans stood and watched and took pictures and joined in the pre-match round of You’ll Never Walk Alone."
"But Harry, in his civilian suit, was also a reminder of the schism between the traditional and the modern in the royal family that can’t be drowned out by pageantry."

Etymology

From pageant + -ry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pageantries (plural)

Synonyms

pageant

Questions

How do you pronounce pageantry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/.
What does pageantry mean?: A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.
Where does pageantry come from?: From pageant + -ry.

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