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Carnival

A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.

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Disturbance 76% connected

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Festival 76% connected

Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.

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Fete 76% connected

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Mardi gras 76% connected

The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.

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Midway 70% connected

The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.

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Circus 92% connected

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through t…

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Fair 92% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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