Mardi Gras

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(mär′dē grä′)

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  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 )

Origin: Fr, lit., fat Tuesday

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noun
  1. a. Shrove Tuesday, celebrated as a holiday in many places with carnivals, masquerade balls, and parades of costumed merrymakers.
    b. A carnival period coming to a climax on this day.
  2. An occasion of great festivity and merrymaking.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : mardi, Tuesday

Origin: + gras, fat (from the feasting on Mardi Gras before Lenten fasting)

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