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   carnival

   /ˈkɑːnɪvl/

   noun

   • 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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