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parade

The correct spelling is parade.

How to pronounce parade

/pəˈɹeɪd/
noun

IPA: /pəˈɹeɪd/

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The correct spelling is parade. An organized procession consisting of a series of consecutive displays, performances, exhibits, etc. displayed by moving down a street past a crowd of spectators. For example: "The floats and horses in the parade were impressive, but the marching bands were really amazing."

Usage Examples

The floats and horses in the parade were impressive, but the marching bands were really amazing.

The dinner was a parade of courses, each featuring foods more elaborate than the last.

He was parked on Chester Parade.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An organized procession consisting of a series of consecutive displays, performances, exhibits, etc. displayed by moving down a street past a crowd of spectators.
  2. 2.A procession of people moving down a street, organized to protest something.
  3. 3.Any succession, series, or display of items.
  4. 4.A line of goslings led by one parent and often trailed by the other.
  5. 5.Pompous show; formal display or exhibition; outward show (as opposed to substance).

verb

  1. 1.To march in or as if in a procession.
  2. 2.To cause (someone) to march in or as if in a procession; to display or show (something) during a procession.
  3. 3.To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner.
  4. 4.To march past.
  5. 5.To march through or along; (of a vehicle) to move slowly through or along.

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