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THREE-RING CIRCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does three-ring circus mean? 

THREE-RING CIRCUS (noun)
  The noun THREE-RING CIRCUS has 1 sense:

1. a circus with simultaneous performances in three ringsplay

  Familiarity information: THREE-RING CIRCUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THREE-RING CIRCUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A circus with simultaneous performances in three rings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("three-ring circus" is a kind of...):

circus (a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals)


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