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Uncommonspectacles
The correct spelling is spectacles.
How to pronounce spectacles
/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
nounIPA: /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
Say it like: Spe-cta-cle-s
The correct spelling is spectacles. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. For example: "I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair."
Usage Examples
“I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.”
“Spouses should make a great pair.”
“a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans”
Definition
noun
- 1.Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- 2.Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
- 3.Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
- 4.A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
- 5.A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
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