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    BIG TOP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performanceplay

    Example:

    they had the big top up in less than an hour

    Synonyms:

    big top; circus tent; round top; top

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("big top" is a kind of...):

    canvas; canvas tent; canvass (a tent made of canvas fabric)

    Holonyms ("big top" is a part of...):

    circus (an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent)

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