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parade

pa·rade

UK/pəˈrɑːd/ US/pəˈrɑd/ common uk
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things

  • “a parade of strollers on the mall”
  • “a parade of witnesses”
3.

a visible display

  • “she made a parade of her sorrows”

verb

1.

walk ostentatiously

  • “She parades her new husband around town”
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2.

march in a procession

  • “the veterans paraded down the street”
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Origin

From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare.

Phrases

  • change parade
  • church parade
  • dress parade
  • emu parade
  • fashion parade
  • hat parade
  • hit parade
  • hold up the parade
  • parade as

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