AMPHITHEATRE

amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum

(noun) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

amphitheater, amphitheatre

(noun) a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

amphitheatre (plural amphitheatres)

An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.

(geology) A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.

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Source: Wiktionary

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Am`phi*the"a*ter, Am`phi*the"a*tre,, n. Etym: [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. amphithé\'83tre. See Theater.]

1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

Note: The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts.

2. Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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