Definition of Mardi Gras

1. Noun. The last day before Lent.

Exact synonyms: Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday
Generic synonyms: Christian Holy Day
Group relationships: Shrovetide

2. Noun. A carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans.
Exact synonyms: Fat Tuesday
Generic synonyms: Carnival
Group relationships: New Orleans

Definition of Mardi Gras

1. n. The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.

Definition of Mardi Gras

1. Noun. The day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday. ¹

2. Noun. The last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy would be out of place for Christians. ¹

3. Noun. A carnival. ¹

4. Proper noun. (alternative form of Mardi Gras) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Marcus Bains line
Marcus Bains lines
Marcus Cocceius Nerva
Marcus Gunn's sign
Marcus Gunn phenomenon
Marcus Gunn pupil
Marcus Gunn syndrome
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Terentius Varro
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Whitman
Marcuse
Mardi Gras (current term)
Marduk
Marechal
Marechal's test
Marek's disease
Marek's disease virus
Marengo
Mareva injunction
Marey's law
Marfan's disease
Marfan's law
Marfan's syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Margaret
Margaret Court

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