All 4 Uses
spectacle
in
The Future Is in Eggs, by Ionesco
(Edited)
- FATHER-JACQUES: They're making a proper spectacle of themselves!
*spectacle = a notable or unusual event that attracts attention
- MOTHER-ROBERT: Roberta would never dream of making a spectacle of herself.
- FATHER JACQUES: Spectacle or no spectacle, it's the result that counts ….
- FATHER JACQUES: Spectacle or no spectacle, it's the result that counts ….
Definitions:
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(1)
(spectacle as in: made a spectacle of herself) a notable or unusual event that attracts attention
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(2)
(spectacle as in: wore spectacles) an optical lens (generally in pairs as eyeglasses)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)