Thesaurus: amphitheater

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1. n. Alt. of Amphitheatre
2. n. a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
3. n. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
4. 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.
5. n:100 n. a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) n. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held