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S vs Circus - What's the difference?

s | circus |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a proper noun circus is

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s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    circus

    English

    (circus)

    Noun

    (es)
  • A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
    • The circus will be in town next week.
  • A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
    • Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.
  • (historical) In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
  • (military, World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
  • * RAF Web - Air of Authority
    • ... the squadron (No. 452) moved to Kenley in July 1941 and took part in the usual round of Circus , Rhubarb and Ramrod missions.
  • (obsolete) Circuit; space; enclosure.
    • The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. — Byron.

    Derived terms

    * media circus * three-ring circus

    Coordinate terms

    * (open space) (l)

    Related terms

    * circular * circle

    References

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