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The correct spelling is circuses.
How to pronounce circuses
noun
Say it like: Sir-cus-es
The correct spelling is circuses. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. For example: "The circus will be in town next week."
Usage Examples
“The circus will be in town next week.”
“Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
- 2.A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
- 3.A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
- 4.In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
- 5.(World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
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