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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries見世物
Pronunciation / Transliteration: misemono
"花火大会は素晴らしい見世物だった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A visually striking performance or display.
"The opening ceremony was a magnificent spectacle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin noun spectaculum, from spectare meaning 'to look at' or 'to behold', which is a frequentative form of specere ('to look'). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French, originally denoting a public show or pageant before expanding to general visual phenomena.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spectacle" is said worldwide
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spectacle
Transliteration: spectacle
"Le feu d'artifice était un spectacle magnifique."
Spektakel
Transliteration: Spektakel
"Das Feuerwerk war ein echtes Spektakel."
spettacolo
Transliteration: spettacolo
"Lo spettacolo pirotecnico è stato meraviglioso."
espectáculo
Transliteration: espectáculo
"El espectáculo de fuegos artificiales fue impresionante."
espetáculo
Transliteration: espetáculo
"O show de fogos de artifício foi um espetáculo."
तमाशा
Transliteration: tamasha
"यह आतिशबाजी एक अद्भुत तमाशा था।"
壮观
Transliteration: zhuàngguān
"焰火表演是一场视觉壮观。"
장관
Transliteration: janggwan
"불꽃놀이는 정말 대단한 장관이었다."
見世物
Transliteration: misemono
"花火大会は素晴らしい見世物だった。"
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