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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarycircus
Definition
- : a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats on three or all four sides and used especially for sports or spectacles (such as athletic contests, exhibitions of horsemanship, or in ancient times chariot racing): a public spectacle
- : an arena often covered by a tent and used for variety shows usually including feats of physical skill, wild animal acts, and performances by clowns: a circus performance: the physical plant, livestock, and personnel of such a circus: something suggestive of a circus (as in frenzied activity, sensationalism, theatricality, or razzle-dazzle) //a media circus
- British : a usually circular area at an intersection of streets
Examples
- //He worked for a small circus.
- //We're going to the circus.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, circle, circus — more at circlecircus
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- a place of uproar or confusion //with seven kids in the house, it's a circus most of the timecircus
Definition
- : a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats on three or all four sides and used especially for sports or spectacles (such as athletic contests, exhibitions of horsemanship, or in ancient times chariot racing): a public spectacle
- : an arena often covered by a tent and used for variety shows usually including feats of physical skill, wild animal acts, and performances by clowns: a circus performance: the physical plant, livestock, and personnel of such a circus: something suggestive of a circus (as in frenzied activity, sensationalism, theatricality, or razzle-dazzle) //a media circus
- British : a usually circular area at an intersection of streets
Examples- //He worked for a small circus.
- //We're going to the circus.
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and EtymologyMiddle English, from Latin, circle, circus — more at circle