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noun
1.
anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
2.
a public show or display, especially on a large scale: The coronation was a lavish spectacle.
3.
spectacles. eyeglasses, especially with pieces passing over or around the ears for holding them in place.
4.
Often, spectacles.
a.
something resembling spectacles in shape or function.
b.
any of various devices suggesting spectacles, as one attached to a semaphore to display lights or different colors by colored glass.
5.
Obsolete. a spyglass.
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make a spectacle of oneself, to call attention to one's unseemly behavior; behave foolishly or badly in public: They tell me I made a spectacle of myself at the party last night.
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Spectacles
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin spectāculum a sight, spectacle, derivative of spectāre, frequentative of specere to look, regard. See -cle2
1300–50; Middle English < Latin spectāculum a sight, spectacle, derivative of spectāre, frequentative of specere to look, regard. See -cle2
Related forms
spec·ta·cle·less, adjective
spec·ta·cle·like, adjective
su·per·spec·ta·cle, noun
Synonyms
1. marvel, wonder, sight, show.
1. marvel, wonder, sight, show.
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Example Sentences
- In high-profile cases, these two factors collide and turn ordinary prisoner transports into media spectacles.
- Good auctions are theatrical spectacles that create the illusion of deep markets.
- Traditionally used for wrapping gifts or taping broken spectacles back together, it has another amazing talent.
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Word Origin & History
spectacles
"glass lenses to help a person's sight," early 15c., from pl. of spectacle.
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Medical Dictionary
spectacles spec·ta·cles (spěk'tə-kəlz)
n.
See glass.
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