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What (who) is spectacle - definition
PLANNED EVENT THAT CREATES A MEMORABLE APPEARANCE
Spectacularness; Spectaculum
Spectacle
·noun A spy-glass; a looking-glass.
II. Spectacle ·noun Fig.: An aid to the intellectual sight.
III. Spectacle ·noun An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
IV. Spectacle ·noun Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock.
spectacle
(spectacles)
1.
Glasses are sometimes referred to as spectacles. (FORMAL)
He looked at me over the tops of his spectacles.
...thick spectacle frames.
N-PLURAL: also a pair of N
2.
A spectacle is a strange or interesting sight.
It was a spectacle not to be missed...
= sight
N-COUNT
3.
A spectacle is a grand and impressive event or performance.
94,000 people turned up for the spectacle.
...a director passionate about music and spectacle.
= extravaganza
N-VAR
4.
rose-coloured spectacles: see rose-coloured
spectacle
n.
show, exhibition
1) to stage a spectacle
2) a dramatic spectacle
object of curiosity
3) to make a spectacle of oneself
4) a pitiful spectacle
Wikipedia
Spectacle
In general, spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates. Derived in Middle English from c. 1340 as "specially prepared or arranged display" it was borrowed from Old French spectacle, itself a reflection of the Latin spectaculum "a show" from spectare "to view, watch" frequentative form of specere "to look at." The word spectacle has also been a term of art in theater dating from the 17th century in English drama.
Examples of use of spectacle
1. The spectacle remains etched in Japanese memories.
2. This spectacle insults and dishonors every American.
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4. But sometimes, the spectacle stops sooner, abruptly.
5. The big question, he says, is "Is this event about the soundtrack or the game itself?" For some, it‘s making a spectacle of a spectacle.