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- pronunciation:
- klaUn
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
an actor who wears odd clothes, does amusing tricks, and paints his or her face in order to make people laugh.
We saw many clowns at the circus.
- similar words:
- fool
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derivations: |
clownish (adj.), clownishly (adv.), clownishness (n.) |
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