Etymology : Latin, circle, circus; more at CIRCLE
Pronunciation : 's&r-k&s
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. traveling show of animals and performers; square, intersection. circus\cir"cus\ , n.; pl. circuses (#). [l. circus circle, ring, circus (in sense 1). see:
circle, and cf. cirque.].
2. (roman antiq.) a level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. it was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.note: the circus maximus at rome could contain more than 100,000 spectators. arpers' latin dict.
3. a circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. also, the company of performers, with their equipage.
4. circuit; space; inclosure. [r.] the narrow circus of my dungeon wall.
5. A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out.
6. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.
7. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc.
8. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage.
9. Circuit; space; inclosure. performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus" a frenetic disorganized disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" a genus of haws comprising the harriers an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus" an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus".
10. 1. A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows. My real ambition was to work in a circus. circus performers. The circus is the show performed by these people. My dad took me to the circus.
11. disapproval If you describe a group of people or an event as a circus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful. It could well turn into some kind of a media circus. Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in 1768 by the bareback rider Philip Astley (1742-1814), who built stands around his performance ring and opened Astley's Amphitheatre. One of his riders later established the Royal Circus (1782), the first modern use of the term. The first U.S. circus opened in Philadelphia in 1793. Horse acts were later joined by wild-animal acts. After the invention of the flying trapeze by Jules Léotard (1859), aerial acts were featured. P.T. Barnum expanded the traditional circus by adding two rings to create the three-ring circus (1881) and augmented it with sideshow performers. Circuses traveled throughout the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, performing in a tent (the Big Top) into the 1950s. Today circuses usually perform in permanent buildings, though small troupes still travel with tents in some regions. By the late 20th century, notable circuses also had developed in Africa, India, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. Perhaps the most innovative trend in circuses at the turn of the 21st century was the establishment of companies such as the Cirque du Soleil; these companies employed no animals, instead emphasizing acts of human skill and daring and integrating elements of contemporary music and dance into the overall performance.
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