pageantry — elaborate display or ceremony, especially one involving colorful processions and costumes
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: elaborate display or ceremony, especially one involving colorful processions and costumes
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpædʒəntri/
Example Sentences
- The Halloween parade turned into unexpected pageantry when everyone showed up in designer costumes.
- The graduation ceremony's pageantry made parents forget they were sitting on uncomfortable plastic chairs for three hours.
- The opening ceremony featured magnificent pageantry with thousands of performers.
pageantry
NOUN[/ˈpædʒəntri/]
elaborate display or ceremony, especially one involving colorful processions and costumes
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Pageantry derives from Middle English 'pageant', referring to elaborate mobile stages constructed by medieval guilds for religious festivals. These stages traveled through city streets performing biblical narratives with ornate spectacle and pageantry eventually came to denote any lavish display or theatrical procession.
Breakdown
pageant (elaborate stage or procession) + -ry (suffix denoting state, condition, or practice), forming a noun indicating the practice or display of elaborate theatrical spectacles.
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📝Examples
“The Halloween parade turned into unexpected pageantry when everyone showed up in designer costumes.”
“The graduation ceremony's pageantry made parents forget they were sitting on uncomfortable plastic chairs for three hours.”
“The opening ceremony featured magnificent pageantry with thousands of performers.”
“Behind all the pageantry, the political summit was actually quite boring.”
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