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Found 3 items, similar to Circus.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: circus
sirkus
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: circus
circus
n 1: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained
animals;
“he ran away from home to join the circus”
2: 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 circus or carnival;
“it was so funny it
was a circus”;
“the whole occasion had a carnival
atmosphere” [syn:
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:
genus Circus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Circus
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.
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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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