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Pronunciation : Pag"eant
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact, Page o
Definition : 1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. "A pageant truly played." Shak. To see sad pageants of men's miseries. Spenser.

2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display. The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! Pope. We love the man, the paltry pageant you. Cowper.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pag"eant
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. "Pageant pomp." Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pag"eant
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] "He pageants us." Shak.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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