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   carnival

   /ˈkɑːnɪvl/

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   • 1. an annual festival, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade: "the culmination of the week-long carnival" Similar festivalfiestafetegalajamboreeholidaycelebrationpartyparadeprocessionmarchtattoo
   • ▪ a public event or celebration, typically held outdoors and involving stalls, entertainment, and processions: "children from Wroughton are getting ready for the village carnival"
   • ▪ an exciting or riotous mixture of elements: "the film is a visual and aural carnival"
   • 2. a travelling funfair or circus: North American "he worked at a carnival, climbing Ferris wheels and working 18-hour days" Similar funfaircircusfairamusement showsideshows

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Italian carnevale, carnovale, from medieval Latin carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’.

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   What does Carnival mean?

   • Words for the Summer Heat The meaning of CARNIVAL is a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent. How to use carnival in a sentence.

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   Where does the word carnival come from?

   • The more general sense of carnival referring to an amusement fair comes from the capital C sense of Carnival. The first use of Carnival in English, dating to the 1540s, was as the name of the pre-Lent festival. It comes from the Old Italian word carnelevare, meaning “taking meat away,” from carne, “flesh,” and the Latin levāre, “to lift.”

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   When does Carnival take place?

   • Carnival takes place immediately after Lent. Carnival definition: a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.. See examples of CARNIVAL used in a sentence.

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   What is the largest carnival in the world?

   • Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [ 1 ] Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, 2 consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. 3

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   What is Carnival & why is it important?

   • Carnival, with a capital C, refers to the multiple-day period of merrymaking before the start of Lent. It is especially associated with the massive street festival held annually in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is famous for its big parades, ornate costumes, and samba dancing.

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   What is a village carnival?

   • [countable] (North American English) [countable] an outdoor public event or celebration involving entertainment, games, food and drink, etc., often organized by a town or village The children are getting ready for the village carnival. Live music, sports demonstrations and a spectacular parade are all planned for this year's Woodley Carnival.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCARNIVAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Carnival is a noun that means a public event of entertainment, usually with unusual clothes, dancing, and eating and drinking. It can also refer to a place of outside entertainment with rides and games, or a time of social inversion and license.

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     CARNIVAL translate: fête [feminine] foraine, carnaval...

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   Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [ 1 ] Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, 2 consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. 3.

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   Carnival is a festive occasion or period marked by merrymaking, processions, etc, especially before Lent. It is also a traveling amusement show or a sports meeting. Learn more about its origin, history, and examples.

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   How to use carnival in a sentence. a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent; an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading; an instance of riotous excess… See the full definition

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   2.a. Any occasion or period of celebration or festivity characterized as indulgent, unrestrained, or licentious. Hence: anything likened to a carnival in being lavish, exuberant, or chaotic; an extravagant, ostentatious, or unruly display of something. Attested earliest in figurative contexts; cf. sense 1.

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   Carnival is a word that can mean a festive occasion, a traveling show, or a period of merrymaking before Lent. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of carnival from various dictionaries and sources.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word carnival in English. Find out the difference between carnival and fair, funfair and fete, and see pictures and examples of carnival events.