circus
[ sur-kuhs ]
/ ˈsɜr kəs /
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noun, plural cir·cus·es.
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Origin of circus
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: circular region of the sky, oval space in which games were held, akin to (or borrowed from) Greek kírkos ring, circle
OTHER WORDS FROM circus
cir·cus·y, adjectiveWords nearby circus
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British Dictionary definitions for circus
circus
/ (ˈsɜːkəs) /
noun plural -cuses
Word Origin for circus
C16: from Latin, from Greek kirkos ring
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Idioms and Phrases with circus
circus
see three-ring circus.
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