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amphitheater
or amphitheatre
noun
- a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats
- a scene of conflict, competition, etc.; arena
- a sloping gallery in a theater
- a lecture hall with a sloping gallery, esp. one for observing surgical procedures in a medical school or hospital
- a level place surrounded by rising ground
Related Forms:
- amphitheatric adjective or amphitheatrical
See amphitheater in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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