[noun] [C] - a show, usually performed outside, that consists of people wearing traditional clothing and acting out historical eventsOur youngest son is taking part in the school pageant.A pageant is also any colourful and splendid show or ceremony.She has competed in three beauty pageants (= a competition in which women are judged for their physical attractiveness).
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Meaning of PAGEANT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012