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Spectacles
//ˈspɛktəkl̩z// noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 plural of spectacle form-of, plural
- 2 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. dated, plural, plural-only
"He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken."
- 3 (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision wordnet
- 4 Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”). plural, plural-only, slang
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