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amphitheater

am.phi.the.ater or am.phi.the.at.ri.cal \'am(p)-f*-.the--*t-*r, -.thi-\ 
   \.am(p)-f*-the--'a-trik\ \-tri-k*l\ \-tri-k(*-)le-\ n [L amphitheatrum, fr. 
   Gk amphitheatron, fr. amphi- + theat]ron theater 1: an oval or circular 
   building with rising tiers of seats about an open sp ace 2a: a very large 
   auditorium; also : ARENA  2b: a room with a gallery from which doctors and 
   students may observe surgical operations 2c: a rising gallery in a modern 
   theater  2d: a flat or gently sloping area surrounded by abrupt slopes  - 
   am.phi.the.at.ri.c aj