am|phi|the|a|ter

am|phi|the|a|ter
am|phi|the|a|ter «AM fuh THEE uh tuhr», noun.
1. a circular or oval building with rows of seats around a central open space (the arena). Each row is higher than the one in front of it.
2. Figurative. a place of public contest; an arena.
3. something like an amphitheater in shape: »

The town was set in an amphitheater of hills.

4. a semicircular, rising gallery in a theater.
[< Latin amphitheātrum < Greek amphithéātron, ultimately < amphi- on all sides + théātron theater < théā view]

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