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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amphitheater \Am`phi*the"a*ter\, Amphitheatre \Am`phi*the"a*tre\,, n. [L. amphitheatrum fr Gr ?; ? + ? theater: cf F. amphith['e][^a]tre. See {Theater}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amphitheatre n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: {amphitheater}] 2: a oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: {amphitheater}, {coliseum}]
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