spectacles

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English

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Folded spectacles with bicolour frame

Pronunciation

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

Noun

spectacles pl (plural only)

  1. plural of spectacle
  2. (plural only, formal) 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.
  3. (cricket) Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”)

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Translations

plural of spectacle — see spectacle

Further reading

French

Noun

spectacles m

  1. plural of spectacle
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