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   Pa·rade

   /pəˈrād/

   

   noun

   • 1. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event and including marching bands and floats: "the festival began with a parade of the competitors" Similar processionmarchcavalcademotorcadecarcadecortègeceremonyspectacledisplaypageantconcoursfiletraincolumnarrayreviewmusterdress paradetattoomarch-pastjathayatrarath yatramas
   • ▪ a formal march or gathering of troops for inspection or display: "a military parade" Similar processionmarchcavalcademotorcadecarcadecortègeceremonyspectacledisplaypageantconcoursfiletraincolumnarrayreviewmusterdress paradetattoomarch-pastjathayatrarath yatramas
   • ▪ a series of people or things appearing or being displayed one after the other: "the parade of Hollywood celebrities who troop onto his show"
   • ▪ a boastful or ostentatious display: "the parade of lunacy and corruption will continue" Similar exhibitionshowdisplayperformanceproductionspectacledemonstrationfussbotherto-docommotionadoinformal:hoo-ha
   • 2. a public square or promenade: British "we were walking along South Parade" Similar promenadewalkwalkwayesplanademallboardwalkinformal:promalameda
   • ▪ a row of stores: "a shopping parade"
   • 3. a parade ground.

   verb

   • 1. walk or march in public in a formal procession or in an ostentatious or attention-seeking way: "officers will parade through the town center" Similar marchprocessfiletroopgo in columnspass in formationpromenade
   • ▪ display (someone or something) while marching or moving around a place: "guards dragged him from his home and paraded him through the streets"
   • ▪ display (something) publicly in order to impress or attract attention: "he paraded his knowledge" Similar displayexhibitmake a show offlauntshowshow offdemonstratedraw attention toair
   • ▪ appear falsely as; masquerade as: "these untruths parading as history"
   • ▪ (of troops) assemble for a formal inspection or ceremonial occasion: "the recruits were due to parade that day"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, literally ‘a showing’, from Spanish parada and Italian parata, based on Latin parare ‘prepare, furnish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. parader noun

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