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carnival
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[ˈkɑːnɪvl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an annual festival, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade
(e.g: the culmination of the week-long carnival)
- a travelling funfair or circus
(e.g: he worked at a carnival, climbing Ferris wheels and working 18-hour days)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from Italian carnevale, carnovale, from medieval Latin carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’
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