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Carnival

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Noun

1. carnival

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

2. carnival, circus

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

Example Sentences:
'it was so funny it was a circus'
'the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere'

3. carnival, fair, funfair

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carnival

see synonyms of carnival
noun
1. 
a. 
a festive occasion or period marked by merrymaking, processions, etc: esp in some Roman Catholic countries, the period just before Lent
b. 
(as modifier)
a carnival atmosphere
2. 
a travelling fair having merry-go-rounds, etc
3. 
a show or display arranged as an amusement
4. Australian
a sports meeting

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Carnival

see synonyms of carnival
noun
1. 
the period of feasting and revelry just before Lent
2. 
a. 
a reveling or time of revelry; festivity; merrymaking
b. 
a time or place of excess, vitality, chaos, etc.
3. 
a traveling commercial entertainment with sideshows, rides, games, etc.
4. 
an organized program of festivities, contests, etc.
a winter sports carnival

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Carnival

see synonyms of carnival
n.
1. often Carnival The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent.
2. A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows.
3. A festival or revel: winter carnival.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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