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spectacle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sight |
| Derivation | spectacular |
the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape.
Examples of spectacle
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A boundary-pushing spectacle filled with the biggest, envelope-stretching stars.
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The tour will show off the skill and craftsmanship that went into the spectacle.
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It was quite a spectacle for me, and for Hugh and Urling Kingery, my companions.
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It's a dramatic, back-to-basics statement by the maestro of high-tech spectacle.
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For once the Grammys were promising spectacle, and in large part they delivered.
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Team sources say he has on occasion made a spectacle of himself on team flights.
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He doesn't need to create this spectacle to donate some of his money to charity.
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At the same time, Durant could have made a spectacle of himself like the others.
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All the trappings of this world suddenly seemed to him like that same spectacle.
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- Something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
- An elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
- A blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
- (spectacles) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- In general spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates. Derived in Middle English from c. ...
- The spectacle is a central notion in the Situationist theory developed by Guy Debord. Guy Debord's 1968 book, The Society of the Spectacle, attempted to provide the Situationist International (SI) with a Marxian critical theory. ...
- The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and Siberia.
- (The Spectacles) The Spectacles is a mixed use suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the Town of Kwinana
- Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock; An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to ...
