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Meaning of parade in English
Pronunciation
/pəˈreɪd/
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Verb
parade
Definitions
1.
walk ostentatiously
Examples
« She parades her new husband around town »
2.
march in a procession
Examples
« the veterans paraded down the street »
Noun
parade
Etymology
mid 17th century: from French, literally ‘a showing’, from Spanish parada and Italian parata, based on Latin parare‘prepare, furnish’
Definitions
1.
a ceremonial procession including people marching
2.
an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
Examples
« a parade of strollers on the mall »
« a parade of witnesses »
3.
a visible display
Examples
« she made a parade of her sorrows »