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1a round building without a roof and with rows of seats that rise in steps around an open space. Amphitheaters were used especially in ancient Greece and Rome for public entertainments.
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- 2a room, hall, or theater with rows of seats that rise in steps
- 3(technology) an open space that is surrounded by high sloping land The path emerges from the gorge into an open amphitheater with slopes all around.
amphitheater
nounNAmE//ˈæmfəˌθiət̮ər//
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