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pageant /pajˈənt or (archaic) pājˈ/ noun- A dramatic performance, scene, or part (archaic)
- A movable stage or carriage for acting on (obsolete)
- A stage machine (obsolete)
- A spectacle, esp a magnificent procession or parade
- A series of tableaux or dramatic scenes connected with local history or other topical matter, performed either on a fixed spot or in procession
- A piece of empty show
- Display
adjective- Of the nature of a puppet
- Specious
ORIGIN: Origin obscure; Anglo-L pāgina may be the classical word transferred from page to scene in a MS; or pāgina in the sense of slab may have come to mean boarding, framework pageˈantry noun - Splendid display
- Pompous spectacle
- A fleeting show
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