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   Car·ni·val

   /ˈkärnəv(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade: "the culmination of the week-long carnival" Similar festivalfiestafetegalajamboreeholidaycelebrationpartyparadeprocessionmarchtattoo
   • ▪ a public event or celebration, typically held outdoors and offering entertainment and exhibitions: "he helped judge the ice-sculpture contest at the college's winter carnival"
   • ▪ an exciting or riotous mixture of something: "the whole evening was a carnival of fun"
   • 2. a traveling amusement show or circus: North American "he worked at a carnival, climbing Ferris wheels and working 18-hour days" Similar funfaircircusfairamusement showsideshows

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Italian carnevale, carnovale, from medieval Latin carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’.

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