Topic: OUTDOOR
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | pagina 'scene of a play', from Latin, 'page'; PAGE1 |
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pag‧eant
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[countable]1SHDLO an organized public show, often performed outdoors, where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes : 
a colourful pageant of Scotland's past
a colourful pageant of Scotland's past2 American EnglishDLDC a public competition for young women in which their appearance, and sometimes other qualities, are compared and judged [= beauty contest]
3 a series of historical events that are interesting and important : the pageant of African history
the pageant of something
literarythe pageant of African history