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What does circus mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word circus? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
  2. A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
  3. (figuratively) A spectacle; a noisy fuss.
  4. (historical) In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
  5. (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
  6. (obsolete) Circuit; space; enclosure.
Verb
  1. To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus
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