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Princeton's WordNet

  1. peepshow, raree-shownoun

    an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass

  2. raree-shownoun

    a street show

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  1. raree-show

    A raree-show, also referred to as a peepshow, is a form of entertainment popular from the 15th to 19th centuries that typically involved viewing scenes through a small hole or magnifying glass on a box. These scenes were usually dioramas, miniatures, or other exhibits, often given narrative or thematic coherence through a spoken or written commentary.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Raree-shownoun

    a show carried about in a box; a peep show

  2. Etymology: [Contr. fr. rarity-show.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Raree-show

    rar′ē-shō, n. a show carried about in a box: a peep-show. [A corr. of rarity-show.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of raree-show in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of raree-show in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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