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   Cir·cus

   /ˈsərkəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places: "a circus elephant"
   • ▪ a large group of people travelling together on the circuit of a particular high-profile activity: informal "the Formula One circus"
   • ▪ a public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity: informal "a media circus"
   • 2. (in ancient Rome) a rounded or oblong arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games: "the Circus Maximus"
   • 3. (in place names) a rounded open space in a city where several streets converge: British "Piccadilly Circus"

   Word Origin late Middle English (with reference to the arena of Roman antiquity): from Latin, ‘ring or circus’. The sense ‘traveling company of performers’ dates from the late 18th century.

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