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pa⋅rade

  [puh-reyd] noun, verb, -rad⋅ed, -rad⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
2. 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.
3. the assembly of troops for inspection or display.
4. a place where troops regularly assemble for inspection or display.
5. a continual passing by, as of people, objects, or events: the parade of pedestrians past the office; the parade of the seasons.
6. an ostentatious display: to make a parade of one's religious beliefs.
7. Chiefly British.
a. a group or procession of promenaders.
b. a promenade.
8. Fortification. the level space forming the interior or enclosed area of a fortification.
9. Fencing. a parry.
–verb (used with object)
10. to walk up and down on or in.
11. to make parade of; display ostentatiously.
12. to cause to march or proceed for display.
–verb (used without object)
13. to march in a procession.
14. to promenade in a public place, esp. in order to show off.
15. to assemble in military order for display.
16. 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, -ade 1

Related forms:
pa⋅rade⋅ful, adjective
pa⋅rade⋅less, adjective
pa⋅rade⋅like, adjective
pa⋅rad⋅er, noun
pa⋅rad⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
11. show, flaunt, flourish.

Antonyms:
11. conceal.
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pa·rade   (pə-rād')   
n.  

    1. An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.

    2. The participants in such a procession.

    3. A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.

    4. A ceremonial review of troops.

    5. The troops taking part in such a review.

    1. A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.

    2. A ceremonial review of troops.

    3. The troops taking part in such a review.

  3. A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.

  4. An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.

  5. An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents. See Synonyms at display.

  6. A public square or promenade.

v.   pa·rad·ed, pa·rad·ing, pa·rades

v.   intr.

  1. To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.

  2. To assemble for a ceremonial military review or other exercise.

  3. To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.

  4. To behave so as to attract attention; show off.

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to take part in a parade: paraded the floats past city hall.

  2. To assemble (troops) for a ceremonial review.

  3. To march or walk through or around: parade the campus.

  4. 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.]
pa·rad'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

parade 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

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 ICL EDS+ database machine.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

parade

see hit parade; rain on one's parade.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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