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circus
Definition:
(nou) a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals (nou) a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals (nou) a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment (nou) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games (nou) an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent (nou) a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈsɜːkəs
Examples:
At the age of 16, he joined the circus as a trapeze artist.
The pachyderm was attached to a small circus that performed in the city.
Do you enjoy watching the geeks perform at the circus
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