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THREE-RING CIRCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does three-ring circus mean?
• THREE-RING CIRCUS (noun)
The noun THREE-RING CIRCUS has 1 sense:
1. a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
Familiarity information: THREE-RING CIRCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("three-ring circus" is a kind of...):
circus (a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals)
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