Carnival (New Model Army album)
WordNet

noun


(1)   A festival marked by merrymaking and processions
(2)   A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
(3)   A frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
"It was so funny it was a circus"
"The whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
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Etymology


From carnevale, from the phrase carnem levāre, to put away meat

Noun



  1. A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment
    We all got to ride the merry-go-round when the brought their carnival to town.
  2. Comic good times marked by special events.
  3. A parade group masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.
    When the carnival came to town, every one wanted some cotton candy.
  4. The season just before the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent, when New Orleans has its Mardi Gras carnival.
 
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