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☆ Mardi Gras (mär′dē grä′)

noun

  1. Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent: it is a day of merrymaking and carnival, as in New Orleans, often marking the climax of a carnival period
  2. carnival (sense )

Etymology: Fr, lit., fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras Synonyms

Mardi Gras

n.

Shrove Tuesday, fat Tuesday, last day of carnival, last day of Folly, last day before Lent, carnival, festival in New Orleans; see also Easter, holiday, spring 2.

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