CIRCUS MAXIMUS

Meaning of CIRCUS MAXIMUS in English

/mak"seuh meuhs/

the great ancient Roman circus between the Palatine and Aventine hills.

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CIRCUS MAXIMUS — largest of the Roman hippodromes and one of the largest sports arenas ever built. A U-shaped structure with seats on …
Britannica English vocabulary
CIRCUS MAXIMUS — Большой цирк
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MAXIMUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Maximus the Greek {{link=Planudes Maximus">Planudes Maximus
Английский словарь Британика
CIRCUS — Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in 1768 …
Английский словарь Британика
CIRCUS — I. ˌsərkəs, -ə̄k-, -əik- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, circle, ring, circus (sense 1) — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAXIMUS — ˈmaksəməs adjective Etymology: Latin, greatest, largest : of or being a system of ringing changes on a set of twelve …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIRCUS — — circusy , adj. /serr"keuhs/ , n. , pl. circuses . 1. a large public entertainment, typically presented in one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRCUS — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, circle, circus — more at circle Date: 14th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIRCUS — noun circuit; space; inclosure. 2. circus ·noun a circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — ■ noun ( plural ~es ) 1》 a travelling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances typically …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CIRCUS — [cir.cus] n, often attrib [L, circle, circus--more at circle] (14c) 1 a: a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — Elephants in three-ring performance from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1970. an entertainment or spectacle usually consisting of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAXIMUS — Maximus, m\~ BrE AmE ˈmæks ɪm əs -əm-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIRCUS — circus BrE AmE ˈsɜːk əs AmE \ ˈsɝːk- ▷ circus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIRCUS — / ˈsɜːkəs; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəs/ noun 1. [ C ] a group of entertainers, sometimes with trained animals, who perform skilful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCUS — cir ‧ cus /ˈsɜːkəs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'circle, circus' , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1. a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCUS — ( circuses) 1. A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a media circus (= a disapproving phrase for all the people from the media who …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIRCUS — (ROAD) [noun] UK - an open circular area where several roads joinPiccadilly CircusOxford Circus
Cambridge English vocab
CIRCUS — n. Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAXIMUS — Fabius Maximus Cunctator Quintus Maximus the Greek Planudes Maximus
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CIRCUS — See: THREE-RING CIRCUS.
Slang English vocab
CIRCUS — noun Circus is used before these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ performer , ↑ poster , ↑ ring , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MAXIMUS — BUFF-THROATED SALTATOR
Ornitho-Birds English vocab
MAXIMUS — старший (из трёх братьев - учащихся одной школы; ставится после фамилии, напр., Smith maximus или Smith max.; ср. (minimus); см. …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus ≈ раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — circus.ogg ʹsɜ:kəs n 1. 1> цирк circus performer - артист цирка, циркач circus horse - цирковая лошадь 2> арена; манеж …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CIRCUS — n 1. 1) цирк ~ performer - артист цирка, циркач ~ horse - цирковая лошадь 2) арена; манеж ( цирка …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CIRCUS — n 1. 1> цирк circus performer - артист цирка, циркач circus horse - цирковая лошадь 2> арена; манеж ( цирка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus — раскинуть шатер ( о цирке ) to go to the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus — раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus — пойти в цирк traveling …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CIRCUS — n 1) AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это было не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CIRCUS — n 1) AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CIRCUS — circus n 1. AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles Это …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CIRCUS — 1) The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это было не представление, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
MAXIMUS — старший (из трёх братьев - учащихся одной школы; ставится после фамилии, напр., Smith maximus или Smith max.; ср. minimus; см. …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus ≈ раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLANUDES, MAXIMUS — orig. Manuel Planudes born 1260, Nicomedia, Byzantine Empire died с 1310, Constantinople Greek Orthodox scholar, anthologist, and polemicist. He established …
Английский словарь Британика
FABIUS MAXIMUS — /fay"bee euhs mak"seuh meuhs/ , ( Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ) (" Cunctator ") 275-203 B.C., Roman statesman and general: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FABIUS MAXIMUS — n. Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (275-203 B.C.), Roman general and statesman who won the battle against Hannibal in the Second …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS — [ 'maksɪməs ] ■ noun 1》 (in ancient Rome) the head of the principal college of priests. 2》 (in the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VALERIUS MAXIMUS — flourished AD 20 Roman historian and moralist who wrote an important book of historical anecdotes for the use of rhetoricians. …
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PUPIENUS MAXIMUS — born 164 died 238, Rome in full Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus Roman coemperor with Balbinus for a few months of …
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MAXIMUS, PETRONIUS — born 396 died May 31, 455, Rome Western Roman emperor from March 17 to May 31, 455. He was not …
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MAXIMUS, MAGNUS — died Aug. 28, 388 usurping Roman emperor who ruled Britain, Gaul, and Spain from AD 383 to 388. A Spaniard …
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MAXIMUS THE GREEK — born 1480, rta, Greece died 1556, near Moscow also called Maximus The Hagiorite Greek Orthodox monk, Humanist scholar, and linguist, …
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MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR, SAINT — born c. 580, , Constantinople died Aug. 13, 662, Lazica the most important Byzantine theologian of the 7th century, whose …
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GRATIAN — Latin in full Flavius Gratianus Augustus born 359, Sirmium, Pannonia died Aug. 25, 383, Lugdunum, Lugdunensis Roman emperor (r. 367–83). …
Английский словарь Британика
ELEPHANT — I Any of three ungulate species in the order Proboscidea (family Elephantidae), characterized by their large size, long trunk, tusks, …
Английский словарь Британика
FABIAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAXIM — ˈmaksə̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English maxime, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from Latin, feminine of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELEPHANT — — elephantoid , adj. /el"euh feuhnt/ , n. , pl. elephants , ( esp. collectively ) elephant for 1. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROBOSCIDEAN — Indian elephant (Elephas maximus). African elephant (Loxodonta africana). (order Proboscidea), member of a mammalian order that contains the largest living …
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PONTIFEX — ( (Latin: "bridge builder"), ) plural Pontifices, member of a council of priests in ancient Rome. The college, or collegium, …
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HOGFISH — any of certain species of fishes in the wrasse family, Labridae (order Perciformes). Although representatives of the family are found …
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GLUTEUS MUSCLE — any of the large, fleshy muscles of the buttocks, stretching from the back portion of the pelvic girdle (hipbone) down …
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ELEPHANT — Indian elephant (Elephas maximus). African elephant (Loxodonta africana). either of two species, Elephas maximus, the Indian elephant, and Loxodonta africana, …
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VALENTINIAN II — born 371, Treveri, Belgica died May 15, 392, Vienna [modern Vienne], Viennensis Latin in full Flavius Valentinianus Roman emperor from …
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PRISCILLIAN — born c. 340, , Spain died 385, Trier, Belgica, Gaul [now in Germany] early Christian bishop who was the first …
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LEPIDUS, MARCUS AEMILIUS — died 152 BC Roman statesman who held the highest offices of the republic. As ambassador to Greece, Syria, and Egypt …
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BALBINUS, DECIMUS CAELIUS CALVINUS — died 238 Roman emperor in 238. A patrician, Balbinus was a Salian priest, twice a consul, and proconsul in Asia. …
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