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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cles

Noun

spectacles

  1. plural of spectacle

Noun

spectacles pl (plural only, attributive spectacle)

  1. (dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
    He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken.
  2. (cricket, slang) Synonym of pair (score of zero runs in both innings).

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Noun

spectacles m

  1. plural of spectacle

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