Talk:carnival

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Sense 5 = "A ritual reversal of a social hierarchy". Makes little sense to me and suggests no meaning of "carnival" that I know. -- WikiPedant 04:30, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That refers to what the annual festival Carnival is about. It's more of a description of the spirit of the Catholic carnival festive season than a definition. --EncycloPetey 18:18, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

delete as encyclopedic non-linguistic sociology (vs. sociolinguistics). DCDuring TALK 20:29, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted the redundant sense.--Jusjih 01:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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carnival[edit]

rfd senses, they don't make sense

Comic good times marked by special events.
A parade group masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.

--Volants 13:50, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as nonsense, redundant, wrong etc.

I'm adding (3) The season just before the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent, when New Orleans has its Mardi Gras carnival. Shouldn't that be Carnival as a proper noun? Or is it just a special case of 1. Mglovesfun (talk) 14:02, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't a proper deletion rationale, is it? Send to RFV. Equinox ◑ 00:10, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think #1 and #2 are poorly worded and redundant, and #3 should be moved to Carnival and then RFV'd as a proper noun. Mglovesfun (talk) 12:32, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

#3 has been moved to Carnival, per Lent, Christmas, Easter et al. Mglovesfun (talk) 12:04, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those senses are silly and should be deleted. BedfordLibrary 14:51, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted.--Jusjih 02:39, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]