"carnivalesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-carnivalesque.wav [UK] Forms: more carnivalesque [comparative], most carnivalesque [superlative]
Etymology: carnival + -esque Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|carnival|esque}} carnival + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} carnivalesque (comparative more carnivalesque, superlative most carnivalesque)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. Translations (resembling a carnival): karnevalistinen (Finnish), karnavalımsı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-carnivalesque-en-adj-OwdAj0Mh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -esque

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