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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a rich and spectacular ceremony;
[syn: pageant, pageantry]

2. an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes;
[syn: pageant, pageantry]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pageantry \Pag"eant*ry\ (-r[y^]), n. Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor. [1913 Webster] Such pageantry be to the people shown. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] The pageantry of festival. --J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster] Syn: Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pageantry n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageant, pageantry] 2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageant, pageantry]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

55 Moby Thesaurus words for "pageantry": blazon, bravura, brilliancy, ceremony, cosmorama, cyclorama, daring, dash, demonstration, diorama, display, dramatics, eclat, etalage, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, exposition, extravagance, false front, fanfaronade, figure, flair, flaunt, flaunting, flourish, georama, histrionics, light show, magnificence, manifestation, myriorama, pageant, panorama, parade, phantasmagoria, pomp, presentation, psychedelic show, representation, sham, shifting scene, show, showiness, showing-off, sight, spectacle, splash, splurge, stage show, staginess, tableau, tableau vivant, theatrics, vaunt