Meaning & use
carnival
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A public festival, typically involving music, parades, dancing, and elaborate costumes, or a traveling fair with rides and games.
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Thousands of people danced through the streets during the city's annual carnival.
The children begged to ride the Ferris wheel at the county carnival.
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"Carnival" traditionally referred to the period of feasting before the fasting season of Lent, and its name likely derives from Latin words related to giving up meat.
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