how to pronounce sideshow

/ˈsaɪdˌʃoʊ/

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sideshow is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sideshow in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at all as a curious sideshow but that's …”

meaning of sideshow

A sideshow is a circus or carnival exhibition that is not part of the main show.

sideshow frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sideshow occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sideshow can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sideshow can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;