family circle

family circle
noun
rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
Hypernyms: ↑area
Part Holonyms: ↑balcony

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noun
: a gallery in a theater or opera house usually located above or behind a gallery containing more expensive seats

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1. the closely related members of a family as a group.
2. a section in a theater containing less expensive seats, as the topmost gallery.
[1800-10]

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family circle noun
1. The members of the family taken collectively
2. One of the galleries in a theatre
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Main Entry:family

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family circle,
1. the adults and children in a particular household, thought of as sharing certain customs, pleasures, and experiences: »

I was welcomed to the family circle.

2. = circle (def. 6). (Cf.circle)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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