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Meaning of "three-ring circus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THREE-RING CIRCUS

three-ring circus play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THREE-RING CIRCUS

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Three-Ring circus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THREE-RING CIRCUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

three-ring circus

Circus

A circus is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term 'circus' also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 250 year modern history. Philip Astley is credited with being the 'father' of the modern circus when he opened the first circus in 1768 in England. Early circuses were almost exclusively demonstrations of equestrian skills with a few other types of acts to link the horsemanship performances. Performances developed significantly through the next fifty years, with large scale theatrical battle reenactments becoming a significant feature. The 'traditional' format, whereby a ringmaster introduces a varied selection of acts that mostly perform choreographed acts to traditional music, developed in the latter part of 19th century and continued almost universally to be the main style of circus up until the 1970s.

Definition of three-ring circus in the English dictionary

The definition of three-ring circus in the dictionary is a circus with three rings in which separate performances are carried on simultaneously. Other definition of three-ring circus is a situation of confusion, characterized by a bewildering variety of events or activities.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THREE-RING CIRCUS

three-line whip
three-martini lunch
three-mile limit
three-peat
three-phase
three-piece
three-piece suit
three-piece suite
three-pin plug
three-ply
three-point landing
three-point turn
three-quarter
three-quarter binding
three-quarter time
three-sided
three-spined stickleback
three-square
three-way
three-wheeler

WORDS THAT END LIKE THREE-RING CIRCUS

abacus
arcus
autofocus
cercus
circus
cysticercus
Damascus
depth of focus
discus
flying circus
focus
hibiscus
hocus
hocus-pocus
locus
media circus
Orcus
out-of-focus
Richthofen´s Flying Circus
Spartacus

Synonyms and antonyms of three-ring circus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «three-ring circus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THREE-RING CIRCUS

Find out the translation of three-ring circus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of three-ring circus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «three-ring circus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三环马戏团
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circo de tres pistas
570 millions of speakers

English

three-ring circus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीन अंगूठी सर्कस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلاثة عصابة السيرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

три кольца цирка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

três picadeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিনটি রিং সার্কাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trois anneaux cirque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sarkas tiga cincin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drei-Ring- Zirkus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

3リングサーカス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세 개의 링 서커스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circus telung dering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ba vòng xiếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்று வளைய சர்க்கஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीन-रिंग सर्कस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üçlü sirk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tre - circo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trójpierścieniowych cyrk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

три кільця цирку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρεις - ring τσίρκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drie - ring sirkus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tre - ring cirkus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tre -ring sirkus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of three-ring circus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE-RING CIRCUS»

The term «three-ring circus» is regularly used and occupies the 83.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THREE-RING CIRCUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about three-ring circus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THREE-RING CIRCUS»

Discover the use of three-ring circus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to three-ring circus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Life Is a Three-Ring Circus
Michelle is elated to be going to a circus camp this summer, where she is set to perform in a real show as a trapeze artist, until she discovers that she is deeply afraid of heights. Original.
Cathy East Dubowski, 1998
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Three-ring Circus: How Real Couples Balance Marriage, Work, ...
Parents can find solutions in this frank collection of first-person accounts that provide examples of how parents share in family and work responsibilities.
Dawn Comer Jefferson, Rosanne Welch, James P. Comer, 2004
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P.T. Barnum: Genius of the Three-Ring Circus
Traces the life of the famous circus owner who worked to make his attractions the best in the world.
Karen Clemens Warrick, 2001
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Life in a Three-ring Circus
Among the stories highlighted in the book are these of John Fugate, ringmaster, International Circus Hall of Fame; Tom Dunwoody, president, International Circus Hall of Fame; Mickey King, retired trapeze artist who was famous for her one ...
Sharon Lee Smith, Stephen J. Fletcher, 2001
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Tom's Three Ring Circus
Shelly Campbell. Tom's Three-Ring Circus Shelly Campbell \ ' I if» , |4\ l l 1M '4' |'(| I ' d 9.4 Tom's Three-Ring Circus Shelly Campbell. Front Cover.
Shelly Campbell, 2010
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If Parenting Is a Three-ring Circus How Come I'm Not the ...
Positive discipline techniques.
Tom L. Sanfor, 2005
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John Logan
... try to see in the curtains of a performer's trailer, before the circus, it is with the hope of sneaking a look at some slobbering freak. An old, slop-hat, melancholy father, no Telemachus found, rushes weeping. 133. The Thirty-Three Ring Circus 7.
John Logan, 1989
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Billboard
Maine Big When Needed "In 1912 I changed the title to Hunt's Three-Ring Circus and it remained that until 1936-'37, when it was called Eddy Bros.' Circus. The change was caused by the depression. As a result of the bank holiday and bank  ...
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The Twilight Circus
After a summer spent dodging mutant werewolves and mad scientists, Nat Carver and shapeshifter Woody join the Twilight Circus of Illusion and are caught up in a struggle against a black widow vampire and her terrifying hive.
Di Toft, 2011
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Satan's Three-ring Circus of Hell
Four years in the making -- a true labor of blood. The book also features the award winning short story by R.S. Rhine, first prize winner of the 2005 WORLD HORROR CON dark fiction contest, "Propeller Boy” (illustrated by Alex Pardee).
Robert Steven Rhine, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THREE-RING CIRCUS»

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Three-Ring Circus of Ballard
I remember warning a young parent that from the time your child starts kindergarten time speeds up. The days that seemed too long walking back from Ballard, ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
2
Roger Goodell's handling of deflate-gate has become three-ring circus
Roger Goodell (R) and Patriots owner Robert Kraft may not be so buddy-buddy right now. (AP). Nothing. No upholding the suspension. No reversing the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
3
This school's like a three-ring circus
“We do teach juggling, aerial arts, clowning, everything from balloon animals to face painting to tight wire, tumbling, you name it we do it,” the NJ Circus Center ... «My9NJ, Jul 15»
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Three-ring circus
Three-ring circus. PHOEBE JONES
Tyresse Cordova, 11, of Northampton hula-hoops. PHOEBE JONES Tyresse Cordova, 11, of Northampton hula-hoops ... «GazetteNET, Jun 15»
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Three-ring circus of severe, winter and tropical weather for U.S. …
This water vapor satellite photo shows Subtropical Storm Ana winding into a neat swirl offshore of the Carolinas on Friday evening. A hurricane hunter aircraft ... «Roanoke Times, May 15»
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Three-ring circus offers daredevils, tigers and bears
The Shrine Circus brought in three rings of entertainment, with more than 14 acts to this year's show. The Bismarck Event Center was lined with ramps, animal ... «Bismarck Tribune, Apr 15»
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Phasing Out Elephant Acts
Feld Entertainment, the company that owns the circus, said Thursday that it will ... the esteemed traditions" of its 145-year-old three-ring circus — dubbed "The ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
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CPAC Interview: Obama ISIS policy “a three-ring circus” An error …
American strategy against ISIS resembles “a three ring circus,” says Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, who chatted with me right before ... «Hot Air, Mar 15»
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VIDEO: Day 2 of Reds training camp 'a three-ring circus'
Wednesday's training would be a three-ring circus according to Reds manager Bryan Price, because the team took live batting practice on three different fields. «WCPO, Feb 15»
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Three-ring Circus Spectacular comes to Sears Centre
The three-ring circus will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20; 10:30 a.m. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21; and 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22. «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»

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