pageant
noun/ˈpædʒənt/
Frequency rank: #7,586 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a competitive show or ceremony in which participants are judged on beauty, talent, or other qualities
Example sentence
The young woman competed in the pageant held in the city's largest arena.
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