Spectacle Definition
spĕktə-kəl
spectacles
noun
Something to look at, esp. some strange or remarkable sight; unusual display.
Webster's New World
A public show or exhibition on a grand scale.
Webster's New World
A regrettable public display, as of bad behavior.
Drank too much and made a spectacle of himself.
American Heritage
A pair of eyeglasses.
Webster's New World
Something like a pair of eyeglasses in shape, use, etc.
Webster's New World
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idiom
make a spectacle of oneself
- to behave foolishly or improperly in public
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Spectacle
Origin of Spectacle
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From Middle English, from Old French spectacle, from Latin spectaculum (“a show, spectacle"), from spectare (“to see, behold"), frequentative of specere (“to see"); see species.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin spectāculum from spectāre to watch frequentative of specere to look at spek- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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