amphitheatre

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

noun a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
noun an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + θέᾱτρον (théātron, “theatre”).

Do not desert the amphitheatre. — Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, Henryk Sienkiewicz
She shuffled across the amphitheatre. — Tales of Space and Time, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
[stampeding across the amphitheatre] Run, everybody. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw

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