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fishbowl

noun

Meaning

  1. A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium.
  2. (by extension) Any place or event that lacks privacy or is intensely scrutinized.
  3. A variety of discussions where participants are organized in concentric circles and take turns where they and others in the same group are allowed to speak according to a set of rules.
  4. The central and smallest circle where the speakers are located in some versions of such a discussion.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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