Definisjon av spectacle

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Noun

spectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
display, presentation something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
bullfight, corrida a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
spectacle - something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
sight the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
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Substantiv

spectacle - 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.
spectacle - An exciting exhibition, performance or event.
spectacle - An embarrassing situation.
spectacle - 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.
spectacle - An aid to the intellectual sight.
spectacle - A spyglass; a looking-glass.

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  • In general spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates. Derived in Middle English from c.1340 as "specially prepared or arranged display" it was borrowed from Old French spectacle, itself a reflection of the Latin spectaculum "a show" from spectare "to view, watch" frequentative form of specere "to look at. The term "spectacle" has also been a term of art in theater dating from the 17th century in English drama.

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  • Entall: spectacle
  • Flertall: spectacles

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