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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
circus
n 1: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained
animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
2: a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats,
clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go
to the circus"
3: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance
suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny
it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival
atmosphere" [syn: circus, carnival]
4: (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and
gladiatorial games
5: an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by
tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the
elephants to help put up the circus"
6: a genus of haws comprising the harriers [syn: Circus,
genus Circus]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Circus \Cir"cus\, n.; pl. Circuses. [L. circus circle, ring,
circus (in sense 1). See Circle, and cf. Cirque.]
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1. (Roman Antiq.) A level oblong space surrounded on three
sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers
one above another, and divided lengthwise through the
middle by a barrier around which the track or course was
laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public
shows.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than
100,000 spectators. --Harpers' Latin Dict.
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2. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of
horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company
of performers, with their equipage.
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3. Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.]
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The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. --Byron.
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3. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted
to see men, women and children acting the fool.
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Thesaurus Results for circus:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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