circus
[ sur-kuh s ]
/ ˈsɜr kəs /
noun, plural cir·cus·es.
Origin of circus
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: circular region of the sky, oval space in which games were held, akin to (or borrowed from) Greek
kírkos ring, circle
OTHER WORDS FROM circus
cir·cus·y, adjectiveWords nearby circus
Example sentences from the Web for circus
British Dictionary definitions for circus
circus
/ (ˈsɜːkəs) /
noun plural -cuses
Word Origin for circus
C16: from Latin, from Greek
kirkos ring
Idioms and Phrases with circus
circus
see three-ring circus.