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See also:PARADE (Fr. parade, an See also:adaptation from Ital. parada; cf. Span. parada, from See also:Lat. parade, to prepare, equip, furnish) , a word of which the See also:principal meanings are display, show, a military gathering of troops for a specific purpose, an See also:assembly of See also:people for a See also:promenade, the See also:place where the troops assemble, and a road or See also:street where people may walk . In the military sense, a " See also:parade " is a mustering of troops on the parade-ground for See also:drill, for inspection, for the delivery of See also:special orders, or for other purposes, either at See also:regular stated See also:hours or on special occasions . |
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