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carnival

noun

A festival marked by merrymaking and processions

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
L
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. A festival marked by merrymaking and processions

noun

  1. A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

noun

  1. A frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

    “It was so funny it was a circus”

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It was so funny it was a circus
The whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere

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