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Synonyms for carnival

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-nuh-vuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr nə vəl

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Définition of carnival

Origin :
  • 1540s, "time of merrymaking before Lent," from French carnaval, from Italian carnevale "Shrove Tuesday," from older Italian forms such as Milanese *carnelevale, Old Pisan carnelevare "to remove meat," literally "raising flesh," from Latin caro "flesh" (see carnage) + levare "lighten, raise, remove" (see lever (n.)). Folk etymology is from Medieval Latin carne vale " 'flesh, farewell!' " Meaning "a circus or fair" is attested by 1931 in North America.
  • noun outdoor celebration
Example sentences :
  • If many people went to the carnival they must have approached it from the other direction.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • They say that you want to give your daughter in marriage to a someone in a Carnival costume?
  • Extract from : « The Middle Class Gentleman » by Moliere
  • And you think you would like to go to the Carnival Ball, hey?
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • When is the carnival, and when does this piece of tomfoolery come off?
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • It was Sunday, the first day of the carnival, and that devoted to the ball of the season.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • And the night before Carnival, too, when they usually got such a crowd.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • The child was dressed in some carnival costume, and apparently he was on his way to this house.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • He did rejoice in the Carnival, but only because it was the end.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • He had heard the line before, from almost every carnival buyer to whom he had sold.
  • Extract from : « Pleasant Journey » by Richard F. Thieme
  • It was the Carnival week again—the mad blaspheming week of revelry and devilry.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
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