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Circus Maxi·mus (mak′si məs)

a large amphitheater built in Rome c. 329 , used as for chariot races and games

Etymology: L, lit., largest racecourse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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