spectacles

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/

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• Hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cles

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”)

• eyeglasses (US), glasses, pair of eyeglasses (US), pair of glasses, pair of specs (colloquial), pair of spectacles, specs (colloquial)

• Spectacles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “spectacles”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “spectacles”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “spectacles”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “spectacles”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

spectacles m

1. plural of spectacle