parade

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A public celebration in which people walk or march through the streets, often with music and decorations.

   Thousands lined the streets to watch the carnival parade.

2. 2
   verb

   To walk or march together in a procession.

   The veterans paraded down the main street.

3. 3
   verb

   To show something off proudly so that others notice it.

   He paraded his new car around the neighbourhood.

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.

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