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Definitions for Parade

[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 group or procession of promenaders. a promenade.
[8] Fortification . the level space forming the interior or enclosed area of a fortification.
[9] Fencing . a parry.
[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.
[13] to march in a procession.
[14] to promenade in a public place, especially 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.
[17] an ordered, esp ceremonial, march, assembly, or procession, as of troops being reviewed on parade
[18] Also called: parade ground a place where military formations regularly assemble
[19] a visible show or display to make a parade of one's grief
[20] a public promenade or street of shops
[21] a successive display of things or people
[22] the interior area of a fortification
[23] a parry in fencing
[24] rain on someone's parade to hinder someone's enjoyment; upset someone's plans
[25] on parade on display showing oneself off
[26] (when intr, often foll by through or along ) to walk or march, esp in a procession (through) to parade the streets
[27] (tr) to exhibit or flaunt he was parading his medals
[28] (tr) to cause to assemble in formation, as for a military parade
[29] (intr) to walk about in a public place

Words related to Parade

ceremony, show, ritual, procession, spectacle, demonstration, flash, strut, prance, demonstrate, swagger, brandish, shine, march, cavalcade, column, review, ostentation, panoply, train

Words nearby Parade

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Origin of Parade

1650–60; < French, Middle French < Spanish parada a stop, stopping place, noun use of feminine of parado, past participle of parar to stop, end < Latin parāre to set. See compare, parry, -ade1

Other words from Parade

pa·rade·ful , adjective
pa·rade·less , adjective
pa·rade·like , adjective
pa·rad·er , noun
pa·rad·ing·ly , adverb
un·pa·rad·ed , adjective

Word origin for Parade

C17: from French: a making ready, a setting out, a boasting display; compare Italian parata, Spanish parada, all ultimately from Latin parāre to prepare

Synonyms for Parade

ceremony, demonstration, procession, ritual, show, spectacle, array, cavalcade, column, exhibition, fanfare, flaunting, line, march, ostentation, panoply, pomp, review, shine, train, vaunting, autocade