noun
Origin: ModL < L colosseum
See Coliseum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also col·os·se·um
nounOrigin:
Origin: Medieval Latin Colisēum, an amphitheater in Rome, Italy
Origin: , variant of Latin Colossēum
Origin: , from
Origin: neuter of colossēus, gigantic
Origin: , from colossus, huge statue; see Colossus
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