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March 15, 2016 Word of the Day

parade /pəˈreɪd/ noun
parade
/pəˈreɪd/
noun

plural parades

A Chinese New Year parade
A Chinese New Year parade
Definition of PARADE

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1 : a public celebration of a special day or event that usually includes many people and groups moving down a street by marching or riding in cars or on special vehicles (called floats)

  • the annual Thanksgiving Day parade

  • After the team won the championship, the city threw/had a parade for them.

  • The town will put on a parade.

2 : a military ceremony in which soldiers march or stand in lines so that they can be examined by officers or other important people

3 : a long series of people or things that come one after the other — usually singular — usually + of

  • We had a parade of visitors this morning. [=we had many visitors this morning]

  • The prosecution called a parade of witnesses to the stand.

  • We watched a parade of cars go by our house on the way to the stadium for the game.

4 British : a street with a row of small shops

  • a shopping parade

on parade

1 : shown or displayed especially in a way that attracts attention or notice

  • Her new diamond engagement ring was on parade for all her friends to stare at.

  • Television executives learned that violent shows attract more viewers, and pretty soon it was violence on parade all day long.

2 : marching or standing in a military parade

  • The general carefully watched the soldiers on parade.

  • a military honor guard on parade

rain on someone's parade

— see RAIN

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