CIRCUS
\sˈɜːkəs], \sˈɜːkəs], \s_ˈɜː_k_ə_s]\
Definitions of CIRCUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
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a genus of haws comprising the harriers
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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"
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(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
By Princeton University
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a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
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a genus of haws comprising the harriers
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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"
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(ancient Rome) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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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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Circuit; space; inclosure.
By Oddity Software
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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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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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Circuit; space; inclosure.
By Noah Webster.
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A large level space for feats of horsemanship and feats of skill; the performance in such a space, and the performers of the feats.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A circular building for the exhibition of games: a place for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship.
By Daniel Lyons
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An inclosed space for the exhibition of games or feats of horsemanship.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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