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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
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When groups of people march together or ride slowly down a street in order to celebrate or honor something, it is called a parade. A parade is usually something happy and fun, and there are often bands playing music and people doing things to entertain the people who are watching.
Every Thanksgiving, New York City has a huge parade with lots of musicians, floats, and large balloons in the shape of famous cartoon characters.- similar words:
- march
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| related words: |
demonstration |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
parades, parading, paraded |
| definition 1: |
When people parade, they march with other people down a street or down an aisle, usually in a proud way and to honor or celebrate something.
The students paraded down the aisle for the graduation ceremony.- synonyms:
- march
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| definition 2: |
When you parade something, you show it off or display it.
Cole's brother likes to parade his knowledge of computers.- synonyms:
- show off
- similar words:
- display
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| related words: |
show off |
| derivation: |
parader (n.) |
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