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Circus
circus
(circuses) 1. A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows. My real ambition was to work in a circus. ...circus performers. N-COUNT • The circus is the show performed by these people. My dad took me to the circus. N-SING: the N 2. If you describe a group of people or an event as a circus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus. N-SING c darkgreen]disapproval
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, circle, ~ — more at circle Date: 14th century 1. a. a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats on three or all four sides and used especially for sports or spectacles (as athletic contests, exhibitions of horsemanship, or in ancient times chariot racing) b. a public spectacle 2. a. 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 b. a ~ performance c. the physical plant, livestock, and personnel of such a ~ d. something suggestive of a ~ (as in frenzied activity, sensationalism, theatricality, or razzle-dazzle) a media ~ 3. a. obsolete circle, ring b. British a usually circular area at an intersection of streets • ~y adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively action; a disturbance. b a group of people in a common activity, esp. sport. 3 Brit. an open space in a town, where several streets converge (Piccadilly Circus). 4 a circular hollow surrounded by hills. 5 Rom. Antiq. a a rounded or oval arena with tiers of seats, for equestrian and other sports and games. b a performance given there (bread and circuses). Etymology: L, = ring ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. цирк circus performer —- артист цирка, циркач circus horse —- цирковая лошадь 2. арена; манеж (цирка) 3. цирковое представление 4. разг. занимательное зрелище; целое представление as good as a circus —- "цирк!"; со смеху помрешь 5. разг. гулянка; веселье, шумное сборище we're going to have a regular circus! —- ну и погуляем мы! 6. ам. сл. порнографическое представление 7. разг. "воздушные акробаты", группа летчиков, демонстрирующих фигуры высшего пилотажа 8. круглая площадь с радиальными улицами 9. площадь, круг, серкес (в названиях) Oxford C. —- Оксфорд-серкес 10. геол. горный амфитеатр; цирк ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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floor geol. дно цирка CIRCUS noun 1) цирк 2) круглая площадь с радиально расходящимися улицами 3) geol. горный амфитеатр; цирк 4) attr. - circus floor ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a group of people and animals who travel around performing skilful tricks as entertainment (circus act (=a trick performed in a circus) | circus ring (=the round area where tricks are performed)) 2 informal a meeting, group of people etc that is very noisy and uncontrolled (The first day of school is always such a circus.) 3 in ancient Rome, a place where fights, races etc took place, with seats built in a circle 4 BrE used sometimes as the name of a round open area where several streets join together (Piccadilly Circus) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1380, from L. circus "ring," applied by Romans to circular arenas for performances and contests (esp. the Circus Maximus), from or akin to Gk. kirkos "a circle," from PIE *kirk- from base *(s)ker- "to turn, bend." First attested use for "traveling show" is 1791. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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