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Webster 1913 Edition


Amphitheatre

{

Amˊphi-the′a-ter

,

Amˊphi-the′a-tre

, }
,
Noun.
[L.
amphitheatrum
, fr. Gr. [GREEK];
ἀμφί
+ [GREEK] theater: cf. F.
amphithéâtre
. See
Theater
.]
1.
An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.
☞ 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.

Definition 2024


amphithéâtre

amphithéâtre

See also: amphitheater and amphitheatre

French

Noun

amphithéâtre m (plural amphithéâtres)

  1. amphitheatre
  2. lecture theatre