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spectacle
What does spectacle mean?
spectacle (noun): something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce spectacle?
/ˈspɛktəkl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does spectacle come from?
From Middle English spectacle, from Middle French spectacle.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to spectacle
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “spectacle” mean?
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
Right! That's what “spectacle” means.
one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
Not quite: that's what self means.
in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber
Not quite: that's what senate means.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Not quite: that's what night means.
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