Spectacle
WordNet

noun


(1)   A blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
(2)   An elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
(3)   Something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
"The tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
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Etymology


From < < < , frequentative of ; see species.

Noun



  1. 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.
  2. A spyglass; a looking-glass.
    • Chaucer
      Poverty a spectacle is, as thinketh me, Through which he may his very friends see.
  3. An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
  4. An aid to the intellectual sight.
 
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