carnival

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Synonyms: carnaval, cardinal, carnal, arrival, cannibal, cardial, corrival, corival, carnitas, caraval, carinal

Antonyms: carnaval, cardinal, carnal, arrival, cannibal, cardial, corrival, corival, carnitas, caraval, carinal

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Noun

1. Any of a number of [[festival]]s held just before the beginning of [[Lent]].
2. A [[festive]] occasion marked by [[parade]]s and sometimes special foods and other [[entertainment]].
3. {{lb|en|US}} A traveling [[amusement park]], called a [[funfair]] in British English.
4. {{lb|en|sociology}} A context in which transgression or inversion of the social order is given temporary license. Derived from the work of [[w:Mikhail Bakhtin|Mikhail Bakhtin]].
5. {{lb|en|figurative}} A gaudily chaotic situation.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|informal|rare}} To participate in a [[carnival#Noun|carnival]].
2. {{lb|en|literary}} To move about playfully or wildly.

Proper noun

1. The season just before the beginning of the [[Western Christian]] season of [[Lent]].

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