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Mardi Gras

noun

NAmE//ˈmɑrdi ˌɡrɑ//

, NAmE//ˈmɑrdiˌɡrɔ//

[uncountable] (from French)

the day before the beginning of Lent, celebrated as a holiday in some countries, with music and dancing in the streets compare Shrove Tuesday

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