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Definition of Circus

1. Noun. A travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals. "He ran away from home to join the circus"

2. Noun. A performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals. "The children always love to go to the circus"

3. Noun. A frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment. "The whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"

4. Noun. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games.

5. Noun. 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"

6. Noun. A genus of haws comprising the harriers.

Definition of Circus

1. n. A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.

Definition of Circus

1. a public entertainment [n -ES] : CIRCUSY [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circus

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