amphitheater
amphitheater Lexical Profile
amphitheater Game Scores & Validity
• noun
American An oval or circular building, typically unroofed, with rising tiers of seats surrounding a central open arena, used in ancient Rome for gladiatorial contests and in modern times for concerts, plays, or sporting events.
"The summer symphony performed to a sold-out crowd in the outdoor amphitheater."
American A large lecture hall or operating room with steeply banked tiers of seats arranged in a semicircle around a central demonstration area.
"Medical students gathered in the surgical amphitheater to observe the complex procedure."
American A semicircular, steep-walled hollow or basin in a mountainside, typically formed by glacial erosion.
"Hikers paused at the ridge to admire the vast glacial amphitheater carved into the granite peak."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek amphitheatron, combining amphi ('on both sides' or 'around') and theatron ('place for viewing'), originally referring to a double theater with circular seating.