Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - sideshow
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Sideshow
sideshow
noun Date: 1846 1. a minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition (as of a circus) 2. an incidental diversion or spectacle
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1.
n. 1 a minor show or attraction in an exhibition or entertainment. 2 a minor incident or issue. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. интермедия, вставной номер a circus sideshow —- цирковая реприза 2. что-либо случайное или несущественное 3. воен. жарг. отвлекающий удар 4. воен. жарг. бой второстепенного значения ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
also side-show (sideshows) 1. A sideshow is a less important or less significant event or situation related to a larger, more important one that is happening at the same time. In the end, the meeting was a sideshow to a political storm that broke Thursday... N-COUNT: oft N to n 2. At a circus or fair, a sideshow is a performance that you watch or a game of skill that you play, that is provided in addition to the main entertainment. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ n 1 a separate small part of a fair3 (1) or circus (1), where you pay to play games or watch a performance 2 an event that is much less important or serious than another one (The initial conflict was a mere sideshow compared with the World War that followed.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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