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Definition of Amphitheatre

1. Noun. A sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater).

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

Definition of Amphitheatre

1. Noun. (British) An open, outdoor theatre, especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Amphitheatre

1. 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. Origin: L. Amphitheatrum, fr. Gr.; + theater: cf. F. Amphitheatre. See Theater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphitheatre

amphisbaenoid amphisbæna amphisbænas amphisbænæ amphisome amphisomes amphistomatic amphistome amphistomous amphistylar

amphistylic amphitheater amphitheaterlike amphitheaters amphitheatral amphitheatre (current term) amphitheatres amphitheatric amphitheatrical amphitheatrically

amphithymia amphitrichate amphitrichous amphitrocha amphitrophic amphitropic amphitropous amphitropous ovule amphitypy amphiuma

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