Word: parade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹeɪd/ 1. An organized display of a group of people, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is left round about the circuit of the whole quarter, a parallell on all sides some 200, or 250 foote betweene the front of the quarter and the trench, called an Alarme Place, for the souldiers to draw out into Armes, into Parade, or when any Alarme or commotion happens... Example: And from thir Ivorie Port the Cherubim Forth issuing at th’accustomd hour stood armd To thir night watches in warlike Parade, When Gabriel to his next in power thus spake... 2. An organized display of a group of people, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They went up with a Parade of 9 or 10 Coaches. Example: When a procession is exceptionally large it is called a Parade. 3. An organized display of a group of people, particularly Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable 4. An organized display of a group of people, particularly Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable 5. A place reserved for such displays, particularly Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: Parade, is a Military word, signifying the Place where Troops usually draw together, in order to mount the Guards, or for any other Service. Example: When Barracks are occupied by Troops, the Yards and Parades are to be swept, rolled, and kept clean by them. 6. A place reserved for such displays, particularly Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: This Square is calcled the Parade. Example: ...at no great distance from them, where the shoreline curved round, and formed a long riband of shade upon the horizon, a series of points of yellow light began to start into existence, denoting the spot to be the site of Budmouth, where the lamps were being lighted along the parade. 7. A place reserved for such displays, particularly Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: His shop is located in Chester Pde. 8. The people who make up such a display, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable Example: While my mother and sisters decorated our sukkah and cooked meals for the parade of guests who would soon come to visit, my father would walk the streets of our neighborhood, shopping for the "Four Species" 9. The people who make up such a display, particularly Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: The Commanding Officer is then to direct the Parade to Order Arms. 10. The people who make up such a display, particularly Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We saw a great Parade or kind of Meeting. Example: ‘Did she go into that parade of people?’ said Ingram. 11. Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: ...the ravishing assault of a well-disciplined diction, in a parade of curiosly-mustered words in their several ranks and files... Example: Parade (Fr.), an appearance or shew, a bravado or vaunting offer. 12. A row of shops beside a street. Labels: UK, countable, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable Example: Most new shopping centres... have broken away from the old strip parades which usually face each other across heavy inter-town traffic. 13. Ellipsis of programme parade: a description of the programming schedule formerly announced on the radio and various television channels. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable Example: Scottish Programme Parade Example: Listen to your regional Programme Parade at 8.10 a.m. daily.