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Carnival

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent.

n. A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows.

n. A festival or revel: winter carnival.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.

n. Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The feast or season of rejoicing before Lent, observed in Roman Catholic countries with public merriment and revelry, feasts, balls, operas, concerts, etc.

n. Figuratively, feasting or revelry in general.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

n. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

n. a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

Word Usage

"Baker said he has a bone to pick with people who use the term "carnival barker" and admitted to being shocked when the President singled out his industry."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

disturbance show

Cross Reference

Wikipedia article on Mardi Gras

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

merrymaking festival revelry Mardi Gras

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

circus festival orgy picnic holiday