n.
- an annual period of public revelry involving processions, music, dancing, etc.
- N. Amer. a travelling funfair or circus.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from Ital. carnevale, carnovale, from med. L. carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from L. caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’.
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