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/ˈkärnəvəl/,
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carnivals, plural;
  1. A period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade
    • - the culmination of the week-long carnival
    • - Mardi Gras is the last day of carnival
    • - a carnival parade
  2. An exciting or riotous mixture of something
    • - the whole evening was a carnival of fun
  3. A traveling amusement show or circus

  1. (carnival) a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
  2. (carnival) circus: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
  3. (carnival) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
  4. Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. ...
  5. (Carnival!) Carnival is a 1961 musical with book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, starring Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Mitchell, Kaye Ballard, Pierre Olaf, and Jerry Orbach (making his Broadway debut). ...
  6. (Carnival (1931 film)) Carnival is a 1931 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Matheson Lang, Joseph Schildkraut, Kay Hammond and Chili Bouchier. During a performance of Othello a jealous actor attempts to strange his wife who he believes has committed adultery.
  7. (Carnival (1963 song)) "Manhã de Carnaval" ("Morning of Carnival"), is the title of the most popular song by Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Maria. ...
  8. (Carnival (1989 film)) Carnival is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by P. G. Viswambaran and starring Mammootty in the title role.
  9. (Carnival (album)) Carnival is the fourth studio album from Australian singer/songwriter Kasey Chambers, released in Australia on August 19, 2006 and in the United States on 12 September 2006 (see 2006 in music).
  10. (Carnival (band)) Erland and the Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London, England by multi instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve / Blur / The Good, the Bad & the Queen), Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Gawain Erland Cooper and Drummer/Engineer David Nock (The Orb / ...
  11. (Carnival (Bottom episode)) Carnival is the sixth and final episode of the third and final series of British television sitcom Bottom. It was first broadcast on February 10, 1995.
  12. (Carnival (ep)) Carnival is a dance music EP by Duran Duran, originally released in various markets around the world in September 1982 by EMI.
  13. (Carnival (game)) Carnival is a fixed shooter arcade game created by Sega in , not to be confused with CarnEvil, and has the distinction of being the first video game with a bonus round. It is similar to Exidy's Circus arcade game. ...
  14. (Carnival (Malcolm in the Middle episode)) The following is an episode list for the Fox television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. The show ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006 with 151 episodes produced.
  15. (Carnival (Natalie Merchant song)) "Carnival" is a 1995 song written and produced by singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant and was the lead single from her debut solo album Tigerlily.
  16. (Carnival (New Model Army album)) Carnival was released in 2005 and is the ninth studio album by British rock band, New Model Army. The album was co-produced by Chris Tsangarides and New Model Army.
  17. (Carnival) The season just before the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent, when New Orleans has its Mardi Gras carnival
  18. (carnival) A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment
  19. (Carnival) To dream that you are participating in a carnival, portends that you are soon to enjoy some unusual pleasure or recreation. A carnival when masks are used, or when incongruous or clownish figures are seen, implies discord in the home; business will be unsatisfactory and love unrequited.
  20. (CARNIVAL) Dropping social or moral restraints; letting go / Cheap thrills; feeling like a 'freak' / (see GAMES)
  21. (Carnival) A masquerade in which people dress up. Kings dress up as beggars - and peasants dress up as kings. In literature the Carnival Motif is when roles are inverted - often with a humorous effect. ...
  22. (Carnival) An enigmatic, energetic and colorful character. Carnival is a very active Anthro artist, bolstered talker and old friend of Kraden's. Carnival is the catalyst to all of the show's squeeing and provides the voice for the show's mascot Mushi. ...
  23. (Carnival) Any use which constitutes a traveling or transportable group or aggregation of rides, shows, gaming booths, and concessions and where the public either pays admission or participation fees. A carnival is a temporary use.
  24. (Carnival) Held in March on the lower field.  Games, food and family fun.
  25. (Carnival) The party season before Mardi Gras, starts on January 6 (the Twelfth Night).