The definition of a spectacle is something amazing, interesting or exciting to see that attracts attention.
(noun)See spectacle in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: OFr < L spectaculum < spectare, to behold, freq. of specere, to see: see spy
See spectacle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin spectāculum
Origin: , from spectāre, to watch
Origin: , frequentative of specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots
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