kaleidoscope
noun/kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/
/kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/
- [countable] a toy consisting of a tube that you look through with loose pieces of coloured glass and mirrors at the end. When the tube is turned, the pieces of glass move and form different patterns
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- [singular] a situation, pattern, etc. containing a lot of different parts that are always changing
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek kalos ‘beautiful’ + eidos ‘form’ + -scope (see scope).
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