Mar|di gras

Mar|di gras
Mar|di gras «MAHR dee GRAH», or Mardi Gras,
the last day before Lent; Shrove Tuesday. It is celebrated in New Orleans and other cities with parades and festivities.
[< French mardi gras fat (that is, meat-eating) Tuesday; mardis < Latin Martis (dies) (day) of Mars, Tuesday; gras < Latin crassus]

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  • Mar·di Gras — /ˈmɑɚdiˌgrɑː/ noun : the Tuesday before the beginning of Lent that is often celebrated with parades and parties [noncount] We re going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. [singular] It was a Mardi Gras to remember! …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mardi Gras — Mar|di Gras [ ,mardi gra ] noun 1. ) count or uncount AMERICAN the Tuesday that is the day before the Christian season of Lent begins. British Shrove Tuesday 2. ) count or uncount in some countries, a celebration with parties and marches in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Mardi Gras — Mar|di Gras [ˌma:di ˈgra: US ˈma:rdi gra:] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: fat Tuesday ] the day before ↑Lent begins, or the music, dancing etc that happen on this day in some countries …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Mardi Gras — Mar•di Gras [[t]ˈmɑr di ˌgrɑ, ˈgrɑ[/t]] n. 1) the day before Lent celebrated, as in New Orleans, as a day of carnival; Shrove Tuesday 2) a pre Lenten carnival period climaxing on this day • Etymology: 1690–1700; < F: lit., fat Tuesday …   From formal English to slang

  • Mardi gras — Mar di gras , n. [F., literally, fat Tuesday.] 1. The last day of Carnival; the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent and fasting); Shrove Tuesday; in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking; in the United States it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mardi Gras Marathon — Der Mardi Gras Marathon ist ein Marathon, der seit 1965 in New Orleans stattfindet. Seinen Namen erhielt er wegen der zeitlichen Nähe zu den Mardi Gras Feierlichkeiten. Zum Programm gehört auch ein Halbmarathon. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Mardi Gras — ☆ Mardi Gras [mär′dē grä΄ ] n. [Fr, lit., fat Tuesday] [sometimes M g ] 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 1) …   English World dictionary

  • MardiGras — Mar·di Gras (märʹdē gräʹ) n. 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… …   Universalium

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