Pageantry
[paj-uh n-tree] /ˈpædʒ ən tri/
noun, plural pageantries.
1.
spectacular display; pomp:
the pageantry of a coronation.
2.
mere show; empty display.
3.
collectively; and the performance of .
/ˈpædʒəntrɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
spectacular display or ceremony
2.
(archaic) pageants collectively
n.
“splendid display,” 1650s; see pageant + -ry.
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