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1. circus
   [n] - a travelling company of entertainers 2. [n] - (ancient Rome) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games 3. [n] - an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent 4. [n] - a genus of haws comprising the...
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2. circus
   Entertainment, often held in a large tent (`big top`), involving performing animals, acrobats, and clowns. In 1871 P T Barnum created the `Greatest Show on Earth` in the USA. The popularity...
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3. circus
   An oval track used for chariot races of which 6 were built in Rome, for example, the Circus Maximus.
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4. circus
   a cross-currency interest rate swap involving exchanges of amounts computed at a fixed rate in one currency against a floating rate in another currency Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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5. Circus
   Cir'cus noun ; plural Circuses . [ Latin circus circle, ring, circus (in sense 1). See Circle , and confer Cirque .] 1. (Roman Antiq.) A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, e...
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6. Circus
   genus Circus noun a genus of haws comprising the harriers
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7. circus
   noun performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; `the children always love to go to the circus`
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8. circus
   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`
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9. circus
   noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; `he ran away from home to join the circus`
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10. Circus
    • (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. • (n.) A...
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11. Circus
    (from the article `Bath`) ...access to the hot springs and Roman baths. Among some 140 historic terraces and individual buildings that grace the city are Queen Square, built ... ...important `townscapes` in Bath, the North and South Parades (1728). These were followed by Queen Square (1735), Prior Park (1735–48), the Roya...
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12. circus
    (from the article `architecture, Western`) The circus was essentially a racecourse that was lined, ideally, with tiers of seats along each side and curving around one end, with the opposite ... The design of the Greek stadium was taken over and improved upon by the Romans, who built two types of stadiums: the circus and the amphitheatre...
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13. circus
    an entertainment or spectacle usually consisting of trained animal acts and exhibitions of human skill and daring. The word has the same root as ... [6 related articles]
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14. circus
    circus 1. A large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the antics of clowns. 2. A troupe of performers; especia...
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15. Circus
    Circus is slang for a sex show.
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16. Circus
    Circus is slang for a sex show.
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17. circus
    circus [Lat.,=ring, circle], historically, the arena associated with the horse and chariot races and athletic contests known in ancient Rome as the Circensian games. The Roman circus was a round or oval structure with tiers of seats for spectators, enclosing a space in which the races, games, and gl...
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18. Circus
    Among the Romans, a circus was a nearly rectangular building without a roof, in which public chariot-races and exhibitions of pugilism and wrestling, etc, took place. It was rectangular, except that one short side formed a half-circle; and on both sides, and on the semicircular end, were the seats o...
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19. circus
    Entertainment, often held in a large tent (`big top`), involving performing animals, acrobats, and clowns. In 1871 P T Barnum created the `Greatest Show on Earth` in the USA. The popularity of animal acts decreased in the 1980s. Originally, in Roman times, a circus was an arena for chariot races and gladiatorial combats
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20. Circus
    (disambiguation) A `circus` is a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts. `Circus` may also refer to: In music: In film: In television: In literature: In other entertainment: Open spaces: Other uses: See also :
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21. Circus
    A `circus` is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists. The word also describes the performance that they give, which is usually a series...
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22. Circus
    (building) The `Roman circus` was a large open-air venue used for public events in the ancient Roman Empire. The circuses were similar to the ancient Greek hippodromes, although serving varying purposes. Along with theatres and amphitheatres, Circuses were one of the main entertainment sites ...
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23. Circus
    (Lenny Kravitz album) `Circus` is the fourth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1995 by Virgin Records. It reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart, becoming Kravitz`s first top 10 album in the US and second in the UK. , Circus...
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24. Circus
    (magazine) `Circus` was a monthly American magazine devoted to rock music. It was published from 1966 to 2006. In its heyday the magazine had a full-time editorial staff that included some of the biggest names in rock journalism, including Paul Nelson, David Fricke, and Kurt Loder, and...
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25. Circus
    (novel) `Circus` is a novel written by the Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It was first released in the United Kingdom by Collins in 1975 and later in the same year by Doubleday in the United States. Plot introduction: Bruno Wildermann of the Wrinfield Circus is the world`s greatest ...
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