English to English noun
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a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals | | Example: he ran away from home to join the circus
source: wordnet30
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a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals | | Example: the children always love to go to the circus
source: wordnet30
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a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | | Example: it was so funny it was a circus the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
source: wordnet30
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(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games | | source: wordnet30
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an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent | | Example: they used the elephants to help put up the circus
source: wordnet30
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a genus of haws comprising the harriers | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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