Lexic.us

Definition of Amphitheater

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 Amphitheater

1. n. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

Definition of Amphitheater

1. Noun. (American English) A semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind performers for an outdoor venue. ¹

2. Noun. (historical) A completely circular outdoor arena; a classic European amphitheatre. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amphitheater

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphitheater

amphirhina amphisbaena amphisbaenas amphisbaenic amphisbaenoid amphisbæna amphisbænas amphisbænæ amphisome amphisomes

amphistomatic amphistome amphistomous amphistylar amphistylic amphitheater (current term) amphitheaterlike amphitheaters amphitheatral amphitheatre

amphitheatres amphitheatric amphitheatrical amphitheatrically amphithymia amphitrichate amphitrichous amphitrocha amphitrophic amphitropic

Literary usage of Amphitheater

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1890)
"WHSA N ANCIENT amphitheater IN CENTRAL FRANCE Editor American Antiquarian ... An amphitheater has long been known to exist at Bourges, the chief town of the ..."

2. The Pleistocene Geology of the Leadville Quadrangle, Colorado by Stephen Reid Capps (1907)
"Cameron amphitheater.—On the east side of the Mounts Lincoln and Bross ridge ... Bross amphitheater.—The southernmost of these two cirques is cut into the ..."

3. Glimpses of Spain; Or, Notes of an Unfinished Tour in 1847 by Severn Teackle Wallis (1849)
"The Boll-Fights—The amphitheater, Spectators, Order of Ceremonial and ... The amphitheater at Honda is a large one, two stories high and built of stone. ..."

4. Europa: Or, Scenes and Society in England, France, Italy, and Switzerland by Daniel Clarke Eddy (1860)
"The amphitheater is a vast stone building, four hundred and thirty feet long and three ... A skeleton found near the amphitheater is supposed to have been a ..."

5. The Story of Man's Early Progress by Willis Mason West (1920)
"The gladiatorial shows and the wild- beast fights of the amphitheater fascinated him strangely. It is said that sometimes, to add to the spectacle, ..."

6. Occasional Addresses by Laurence Hutton, William R. Carey (1890)
"... Street amphitheater, Albany. r~TvO lift from age Time's burden for a while, _1_ And light the brow of manhood with a smile, Repress the tear and hush ..."

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