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Amphitheatre

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Noun

1. amphitheater, amphitheatre

a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

2. amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum

an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

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Amphitheatre

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noun
1. 
a building, usually circular or oval, in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in those of ancient Rome
2. 
a place where contests are held; arena
3. 
any level circular area of ground surrounded by higher ground
4. 
a. 
the first tier of seats in the gallery of a theatre
b. 
any similarly designated seating area in a theatre
5. 
a lecture room in which seats are tiered away from a central area

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