HyperDic: sideshow

English > 2 senses of the word sideshow:
NOUNeventsideshowa subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event
actsideshowa minor show that is part of a larger / larger one (as at the circus)
sideshow > pronunciation
Soundssay'dshow.
Rhymesshow
English > sideshow: 2 senses > noun 1, event
MeaningA subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event.
Example"instruction is not an educational sideshow"
BroaderincidentA single distinct event
English > sideshow: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningA minor show that is part of a larger / larger one (as at the circus).
BroadershowThe act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

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