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Spectacle

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Noun

1. spectacle

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

Example Sentences:
'the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape'

2. spectacle

an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

3. spectacle

a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase make a spectacle of' yourself

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spectacle

see synonyms of spectacle
noun
1. 
a public display or performance, esp a showy or ceremonial one
2. 
a thing or person seen, esp an unusual or ridiculous one
he makes a spectacle of himself
3. 
a strange or interesting object or phenomenon
4. (modifier)
of or relating to spectacles
a spectacle case

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Spectacle

see synonyms of spectacle
noun
1. 
something to look at, esp. some strange or remarkable sight; unusual display
2. 
a public show or exhibition on a grand scale
3.  [pl.]; OLD-FASHIONED
a pair of eyeglasses
4.  [usually pl.]
something like a pair of eyeglasses in shape, use, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Spectacle

see synonyms of spectacle
n.
1.
a. Something that can be seen or viewed, especially something of a remarkable or impressive nature.
b. A public performance or display, especially one on a large or lavish scale.
c. A regrettable public display, as of bad behavior: drank too much and made a spectacle of himself.
2. spectacles
a. A pair of eyeglasses.
b. Something resembling eyeglasses in shape or suggesting them in function.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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