ETYM Latin ostentatio: cf. French ostentation.
1. A showy outward display; SYN. fanfare.
2. Lack of elegance as a consequence of pomposity; SYN. ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness.
3. Pretentious or showy or vulgar display.

ETYM Old Eng. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, from Late Lat. pagina, akin to pangere to fasten.
1. A rich and spectacular ceremony; SYN. pageantry.
2. An elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes; SYN. pageantry.
Originally the wagon on which medieval mystery plays were performed. The term was later applied to the street procession of songs, dances, and historical tableaux that became fashionable during the 1920s. + prikaži više

ETYM French, from Spanish parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, from parar to stop, to prepare. Related to Pare.
1. A ceremonial procession including people marching.
2. A visible display.
3. An extended (often showy) succession of persons or things.