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circus Definition
(n)
a
travelling
company
of
entertainers
;
including
trained
animals
; "
he
ran
away
from
home
to
join
the
circus
"
(n)
performance
given
by
a
traveling
company
of
acrobats
clowns
and
trained
animals
; "
the
children
always
love
to
go
to
the
circus
"
(n)
a
frenetic
disorganized
(
and
often
comic
)
disturbance
suggestive
of
a
circus
or
carnival
; "
it
was
so
funny
it
was
a
circus
"; "
the
whole
occasion
had
a
carnival
atmosphere
"
(n) (
antiquity
)
an
open
-
air
stadium
for
chariot
races
and
gladiatorial
games
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
genus
of
haws
comprising
the
harriers
circus Synonyms
carnival
circus
genus Circus
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