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noun(pag-eant)a mere show : pretense
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noun(pag-eant)an ostentatious display
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noun(pag-eant)show, exhibition; especially : an elaborate colorful exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usually with floats
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noun(pag-eant)an assemblage of girls or women at which judges select the most beautiful —called also beauty pageant
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noun(pag-eant)a contest or competitive situation that is likened to a traditional beauty contest especially in involving judgments made on the basis of physical attractiveness or popular appeal
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noun(pag-eant)a presidential primary election in which the popular vote does not determine the number of convention delegates a candidate receives