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Tom [10]
3 years ago
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What does spectacle mean in the following sentence? The performers who juggled with fire torches were a true spectacle to the la

rge circus crowd. 3
English
2 answers:
xxTIMURxx [149]3 years ago
8 0

This is referring to the "spectacle" that is defined as "a visually striking performance or display." There are homophones for this word however I do not believe those are of any importance here.


ValentinkaMS [17]3 years ago
7 0

In this context, the word spectacle has a positive connotation and it refers to a show that creates a striking appearance that makes it memorable to an audience. The word come from the Latin, spectaculum, which means, literally, a show, and this Latin word itself comes from the Latin verb, spectare, which means: to watch, to look at, to view.  

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