pageanticadj.
/pəˈdʒantɪk/, U.S. /pəˈdʒæn(t)ɪk/ Of the nature of a pageant; relating to or characteristic of pageants.
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pageant-like1646
pageantic1825
1825 T. Sharp Diss. Pageants Coventry 25 Illustration of the form and construction of Pageantic structures.
1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Mar. 155/2 The English chronicle play..is a loosely constructed drama, with the final procession for its own technical pageantic feature.
1989 J. D. Dorst Written Suburb ii. 93 Pageantic costuming and living history costuming are radically different forms that enact entirely different ways of relating to the past.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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