parade
Americannoun
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a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
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a military ceremony involving the formation and marching of troop units, often combined with saluting the lowering of the flag at the end of the day.
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the assembly of troops for inspection or display.
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a place where troops regularly assemble for inspection or display.
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a continual passing by, as of people, objects, or events.
the parade of pedestrians past the office; the parade of the seasons.
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an ostentatious display.
to make a parade of one's religious beliefs.
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Chiefly British.
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a group or procession of promenaders.
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a promenade.
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Fortification. the level space forming the interior or enclosed area of a fortification.
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Fencing. a parry.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to march in a procession.
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to promenade in a public place, especially in order to show off.
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to assemble in military order for display.
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to assume a false or misleading appearance.
international pressure that parades as foreign aid.
noun
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an ordered, esp ceremonial, march, assembly, or procession, as of troops being reviewed
on parade
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Also called: parade ground. a place where military formations regularly assemble
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a visible show or display
to make a parade of one's grief
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a public promenade or street of shops
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a successive display of things or people
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the interior area of a fortification
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a parry in fencing
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to hinder someone's enjoyment; upset someone's plans
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on display
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showing oneself off
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verb
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to walk or march, esp in a procession (through)
to parade the streets
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(tr) to exhibit or flaunt
he was parading his medals
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(tr) to cause to assemble in formation, as for a military parade
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(intr) to walk about in a public place
Other Word Forms
- paradeful adjective
- paradeless adjective
- paradelike adjective
- parader noun
- paradingly adverb
- unparaded adjective
Etymology
Origin of parade
1650–60; < French, Middle French < Spanish parada a stop, stopping place, noun use of feminine of parado, past participle of parar to stop, end < Latin parāre to set. See compare, parry, -ade 1
Example Sentences
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Events including parades and concerts will be held in villages and towns across Wales to celebrate St David's Day on Sunday.
From BBC
At military parades of authoritarian regimes, it’s not often a girl takes center stage.
A photographer has captured six planets in one picture as part of a celestial planetary parade.
From BBC
They should all be visible in the same part of the sky shortly after sunset, creating what is often called a planetary parade.
From BBC
But she had no intention of letting Mr. Capron parade her youngest, unmarried daughters in front of groups of curious men in the country’s largest city.
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