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I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.
Clay Aiken

Meaning of "pageant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAGEANT

From Medieval Latin pāgina scene of a play, from Latin: page1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAGEANT

pageant  [ˈpædʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAGEANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pageant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAGEANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pageant in the English dictionary

The definition of pageant in the dictionary is an elaborate colourful parade or display portraying scenes from history, esp one involving rich costume. Other definition of pageant is any magnificent or showy display, procession, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAGEANT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
convergent
kənˈvɜːdʒənt
detergent
dɪˈtɜːdʒənt
diligent
ˈdɪlɪdʒənt
dirigent
ˈdɪrɪdʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
emergent
ɪˈmɜːdʒənt
indulgent
ɪnˈdʌldʒənt
insurgent
ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
negligent
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt
reagent
riːˈeɪdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
Sargent
ˈsɑːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
stringent
ˈstrɪndʒənt
tangent
ˈtændʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAGEANT

paganize
paganizer
Pagasetic Gulf
page
page break
page design
page proofs
page three
page-three
page-turner
pageantries
pageantry
pageboy
pageful
pagehood
pager
pager message
Paget´s cancer
Paget´s disease
pageview

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAGEANT

beauty pageant
buck sergeant
chief master sergeant
colour sergeant
creant
Dashing White Sergeant
detective sergeant
drill sergeant
exigeant
flight sergeant
intransigeant
lance sergeant
master sergeant
meant
platoon sergeant
quartermaster sergeant
recreant
senior master sergeant
staff sergeant
technical sergeant

Synonyms and antonyms of pageant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PAGEANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pageant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pageant

Translation of «pageant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAGEANT

Find out the translation of pageant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pageant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pageant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

佳丽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

concurso
570 millions of speakers

English

pageant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तमाशा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسابقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конкурс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

concurso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাটকের দৃশ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reconstitution historique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertandingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Festzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歴史ショー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pageant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc thi hoa hậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலங்கார அணிவகுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोभायुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçit alayı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spettacolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

korowód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конкурс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concurs
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλλιστεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoonheidskompetisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

missekåringen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pageant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAGEANT»

The term «pageant» is very widely used and occupies the 18.921 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAGEANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pageant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pageant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pageant

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10 QUOTES WITH «PAGEANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pageant.
1
Clay Aiken
I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.
2
Augustine Birrell
History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.
3
DeWitt Clinton
Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration.
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Joyce Giraud
I wasn't the typical pageant girl - I was a little more nerdy, and they gave me a voice. I created the Queen of the Universe pageant, which is charity-based, to benefit UNESCO. For me, the most important thing is that contestants have a charity-based platform or charity ambition.
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Joyce Giraud
Especially as a title-holder, you can do great things with charities, because people suddenly care about what you have to say. I wanted to make a difference, which is why I created the Queen of the Universe pageant. I want to change all of those stigmas in the beauty pageant world.
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Joyce Giraud
I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.
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Joyce Giraud
'Housewives' are a million times cattier than pageant girls! I know pageant girls have a reputation for being catty, but 'Housewives' are even cattier. But I do think that it's a total different world, and it can't compare.
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Joyce Giraud
I do an international beauty pageant called Queen of the Universe for UNESCO, and what we do is we build kindergartens around the world.
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Amanda Latona
I am so not a pageant girl, but I signed up for the Miss Junior Florida contest because I thought it would be good experience.
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Jude Law
I'm only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an actor and not a beauty pageant winner.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAGEANT»

Discover the use of pageant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pageant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale -- the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating -- has a lot of people up in arms.
Barbara Robinson, 2011
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Pageant: the beauty contest
Pageant features contest from around the world. An irresistible combination of nostalgia and contemporary kitsch, the book is unique study of our human obsession with the beautiful.
Keith Lovegrove, 2002
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The American Pageant: Volume II: Since 1865
The colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and trademark wit bring American history to life. The 14th edition places an even greater emphasis on the global context of American history through a new feature, Thinking Globally.
David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Bailey, 2008
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Pageant
Sarah Benjamin, a Jewish teenager on the brink of Kennedy's New Frontier, wonders if she can endure four more years of Stuart Hall, Indianapolis's most exclusive, very Christian, and impossibly stuffy school for girls.
Kathryn Lasky, 1988
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A Guide for Using the Best Christmas Pageant Ever in the ...
Contains resources for teaching "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson that provides lesson plans, vocabulary and comprehension activities, quizzes, and graphic organizers.
Laurie Swinwood, 1994
6
Instant Christmas Pageant: Live from Bethlehem
Three first-century TV reporters are chasing a big story on the census when they stumble upon the story of a lifetime, the birth of the Messiah!
Cindy Hansen, Bob Latchaw, 2002
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Instant Christmas Pageant: Operation Baby King
Join angel agent Double O-Heaven and a host of helpers in this delightful telling of the Christmas story.
Bob Latchaw, 2000
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American Pageant
To meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality survey text, CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: THE AMERICAN PAGEANT, COMPACT 14e, offers readers the complete book in an economically priced format.
David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Andrew Bailey, 2010
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Live from Atlantic City: The History of the Miss America ...
Live from Atlantic City traces the pageant’s history from its birth as pseudo-event in 1920 through its emergence as American popular culture icon. A. R. Riverol takes the reader to times and places where no television camera has focused.
Armando Riverol, 1992
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A Pageant of Kings and Queens
This 1937 book for young readers traces the history of the English monarchy from early Anglo-Saxon times to the first part of the twentieth century.
M. Carrington, C. E. Carrington, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAGEANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pageant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Miss North Dakota prepares for national pageant
For the national pageant, Wiedrich will have to be very well-informed. Besides the physical aspect, such as eating clean and going to the gym ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Miss Golden Pageant Gives Girls with Special Needs Their Time to …
Alison and a group of other girls competed in the first annual Miss Golden Pageant at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair Saturday evening. «Tristatehomepage.com, Jul 15»
3
Miss Florida Mary Katherine Fechtel shops for pageant attire
Mary Katherine Fechtel, who will be competing in the 2016 Miss America Pageant, leaves Regalia Magnificent Apparel in Orlando, after being ... «Daily Commercial, Jul 15»
4
Chattanooga Representatives Chosen For 2016 Miss Tennessee …
Caty Davis, Meredith Maroney and Lexie Perry will be the Chattanooga area representatives at the 2016 Miss Tennessee Pageant after ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
5
Carpenter takes title in Marion County Fair Queen Pageant
Ruth Carpenter, 17, the daughter of Mark and Carolyn Carpenter of Taylor, won the crown during Saturday night's Miss Marion County Fair Queen Pageant. «Quincy Herald Whig, Jul 15»
6
2015 Miss Schuetzensfest Pageant winners
The 2015 Miss Schuetzenfest Beauty Pageant was recently held and had over 30 girls who were participated in various categories. Winners ... «The Times and Democrat, Jul 15»
7
Alabama Angels Pageant Held in Montgomery
Kerrie Juliana, Team Leader Alabama Angels Pageant said, "I think that we have to start becoming as people, more accepting and less ... «Alabama News Network, Jul 15»
8
Indian-American to represent Washington in US pageant
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Priya Gopal-Walker, a survivor of child abuse, will represent Washington in the 2015 Miss Teen USA Pageant ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
First-time at pageant, teen advances to Hollywood
Katie Wooge, a 2015 Ottawa High School graduate, beams Friday beside blooming flowers. Last weekend, the first-time pageant participant ... «Ottawaherald.com, Jul 15»
10
Millingport first grader chosen as finalist in pageant
The winner of the pageant will receive a $1,000 cash award, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of roses and air transportation to compete ... «Stanly News & Press, Jul 15»

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