Look up: carnival

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   carnival
   [n] - a traveling show 2. [n] - a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
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   CARNIVAL
   the term -- also refers to the merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, side shows, and amusements at outdoor fairs. Category: General • in the United States the name -- often means a traveling entertainment featuring ferris wheels, merry-go-arounds, games of skill and chance, and side shows. These -- move from town to town. Category: General
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   Carnival
   Car'ni·val noun [ Italian carnevale , probably for older carnelevale , prop., the putting away of meat; from Latin caro , carnis , flesh + levare to take away, lift up, from levis light.] 1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to t ...
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   carnival
   noun a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
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   carnival
   noun a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
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   Carnival
   `Carnival` is a festival season. It occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February or March. It typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations. Carnival is mostly associated with Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox Christians; Protestant areas usually do not have carnival ce...
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   Carnival
   • (n.) Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess. • (n.) A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday....
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   carnival
   a traveling entertainment combining the features of both circus and amusement park. Developing out of the same roots as the early 19th-century ...
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   carnival
   the merrymaking and festivity that takes place in many Roman Catholic countries in the last days and hours before the Lenten season. The derivation ... [10 related articles]
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    carnival
    carnival Etymology: From Middle Latin, carne, vale, 'O flesh, farewell!' through Italian, carnevale, and French, carnaval. Related 'meat, flesh' word units: creo-, kreo-; sarco-.
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    carnival
    
    1. a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
    2. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
    
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    carnival
    carnival, communal celebration, especially the religious celebration in Catholic countries that takes place just before Lent. Since early times carnivals have been accompanied by parades, masquerades, pageants, and other forms of revelry that had their origins in pre-Christian pagan rites, particula...
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