a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
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a military ceremony involving the formation and marching of troop units, often combined with saluting the lowering of the flag at the end of the day.
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the assembly of troops for inspection or display.
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a place where troops regularly assemble for inspection or display.
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a continual passing by, as of people, objects, or events: the parade of pedestrians past the office; the parade of the seasons.
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an ostentatious display: to make a parade of one's religious beliefs.
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Chiefly British.
a.
a group or procession of promenaders.
b.
a promenade.
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Fortification. the level space forming the interior or enclosed area of a fortification.
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Fencing. a parry.
–verb (used with object)
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to walk up and down on or in.
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to make parade of; display ostentatiously.
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to cause to march or proceed for display.
–verb (used without object)
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to march in a procession.
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to promenade in a public place, esp. in order to show off.
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to assemble in military order for display.
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to assume a false or misleading appearance: international pressure that parades as foreign aid.
[Origin: 1650–60; < F, MF < Sp parada a stop, stopping place, n. use of fem. of parado, ptp. of parar to stop, end < L parāre to set. See compare, parry, -ade1]
An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.
The participants in such a procession.
A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.
A ceremonial review of troops.
The troops taking part in such a review.
A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.
A ceremonial review of troops.
The troops taking part in such a review.
A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.
An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.
An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents. See Synonyms at display.
A public square or promenade.
v.
pa·rad·ed, pa·rad·ing, pa·rades
v.
intr.
To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.
To assemble for a ceremonial military review or other exercise.
To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.
To behave so as to attract attention; show off.
v.
tr.
To cause to take part in a parade: paraded the floats past city hall.
To assemble (troops) for a ceremonial review.
To march or walk through or around: parade the campus.
To exhibit ostentatiously; flaunt: paraded their wealth. See Synonyms at show.
[Probably French, action of stopping a horse, from Old Spanish parada, from Vulgar Latin *parāta, from feminine past participle of Latin parāre, to prepare; see perə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
1656, "a show of bravado," also "an assembly of troops for inspections," from Fr. parade "display, show, military parade," from M.Fr. parade (15c.), or from It. parate "a warding or defending, a garish setting forth," or Sp. parada "a staying or stopping," all from V.L. *parata, from L. parer "arrange, prepare, adorn" (see pare), which developed widespread senses in Romanic derivatives. Non-military sense of "march, procession" is first recorded 1673. The verb is from 1686.
PARADE PARallel Applicative Database Engine. A project at Glasgow University to construct a transaction-processor in the parallel functional programming language Haskell to run on an ICLEDS+ database machine.
Com*pare"\, v. t. [L. comparare to prepare, procure; com- + parare. See Prepare, Parade.] To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire [Obs.] To fill his bags, and richesse to compare. --Spenser.
Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.] The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska. Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). Emperor paper. See under Paper. Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).
Os`ten*ta"tion\, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.]1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense. "Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm." --Milton. He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury. 2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting; boasting. See Parade.
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