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SIDESHOW

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sideshow" is a kind of...):

show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event

Example:

instruction is not an educational sideshow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("sideshow" is a kind of...):

incident (a single distinct event)

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