Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three-ring circus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: three--ring -cir-cus
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.

noun

A disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.

Example Sentences

"Indoor track can be a three-ring circus, with so much going on in the space of a few evening hours that the fans hardly know where to look first."
"British television viewers had seen how proceedings in US courtrooms can almost turn into a three-ring circus during the OJ Simpson trial."
"The Italian Parliament has long been a three-ring circus."

Inflected Forms

three-ring circuses (plural)

Synonyms

commotion pandemonium

Questions

What does three-ring circus mean?: A large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.

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