pageantry

[ paj-uhn-tree ]
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noun,plural pag·eant·ries.
  1. spectacular display; pomp: the pageantry of a coronation.

  2. mere show; empty display.

  1. pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants.

Origin of pageantry

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First recorded in 1600–10; pageant + -ry

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pageantry

/ (ˈpædʒəntrɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. spectacular display or ceremony

  2. archaic pageants collectively

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