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Definitions of 'circus'  

1. (noun) circus
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
"he ran away from home to join the circus"

2. (noun) circus
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
"the children always love to go to the circus"

3. (noun) circuscarnival
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
"it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"

4. (noun) circus
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

5. (noun) circus
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"

6. (noun) Circusgenus Circus
a genus of haws comprising the harriers


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