PAGEANTRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pageantry mean? 

• PAGEANTRY (noun)
  The noun PAGEANTRY has 2 senses:

1. a rich and spectacular ceremony

2. an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

  Familiarity information: PAGEANTRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAGEANTRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rich and spectacular ceremony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

pageant; pageantry

Hypernyms ("pageantry" is a kind of...):

ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

pageant; pageantry

Hypernyms ("pageantry" is a kind of...):

representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)