|  amphitheater 
 
 1. a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
 • Syn:
 amphitheatre
 • Derivationally related forms:
 amphitheatrical (for: amphitheatre), amphitheatric
 • Topics:
 dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
 • Hypernyms:
 gallery
 • Part Meronyms:
 tiered seat
 2. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats;
 an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
 • Syn:
 amphitheatre, coliseum
 • Derivationally related forms:
 amphitheatrical (for: amphitheatre), amphitheatric
 • Hypernyms:
 stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
 • Instance Hyponyms:
 Colosseum, Amphitheatrum Flavium
 • Part Meronyms:
 vomitory
 
 
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