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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pageantry  \Pag"eant*ry\  (-r[y^]),  n. 
  Scenic  shows  or  spectacles,  taken  collectively;  spectacular 
  quality;  splendor. 
 
  Such  pageantry  be  to  the  people  shown.  --Dryden. 
 
  The  pageantry  of  festival.  --J.  A. 
  Symonds 
 
  Syn:  Pomp;  parade;  show  display;  spectacle. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pageantry 
  n  1:  a  rich  and  spectacular  ceremony  [syn:  {pageant}] 
  2:  an  elaborate  representation  of  scenes  from  history  etc 
  usually  involves  a  parade  with  rich  costumes  [syn:  {pageant}] 




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