Meaning of sideshow in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    sideshow

    Definitions

    1. a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event

    Examples

    • « instruction is not an educational sideshow »
  2. 2. a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

Famous quotes

  • « If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and extreme movements increasing across the European Union. And, frankly, questions about the British debate on EU membership will just be a small sideshow compared to the rise of political populism. »
    Nick Clegg

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