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amphitheater

Syllabification: (am·phi·the·a·ter)

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Definition of amphitheater

(especially in Greek and Roman architecture) a round or oval building, typically unroofed, with a central space for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events. Tiers of seats for spectators surround the central space.
a sloping, semicircular seating gallery:I was permitted to attend a lecture in the amphitheater of the hospital
a large circular hollow in rocks or hills:that vast amphitheater chiseled out of the mountain

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek amphitheatron, from amphi 'on both sides' + theatron (see theater)

Spell amphitheater with amphi- at the beginning; the ending is -ter (the spelling amphitheatre is British).

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