Carnival - Definition

carnival

n 1: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance
suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny
it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival
atmosphere" [syn: circus, carnival]
3: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of
skill etc. [syn: carnival, fair, funfair]

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