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amphitheatre
/ ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə; ˌæmfɪθɪˈætrɪk /
noun
- a building, usually circular or oval, in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in those of ancient Rome
- a place where contests are held; arena
- any level circular area of ground surrounded by higher ground
- the first tier of seats in the gallery of a theatre
- any similarly designated seating area in a theatre
- a lecture room in which seats are tiered away from a central area
Derived Forms
- amphitheatric, adjective
- ˌamphitheˈatrically, adverb
Example Sentences
Harris highlighted the measure, telling Arizona voters at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre that “Arizona, to protect your rights to make your own healthcare decisions, I would recommend you vote yes on Proposition 139. And make sure you vote up and down the ballot to truly protect that right.”
“Since I was really young, there’s just been this thing about my sexuality and people have been talking about it for so long,” the 26-year-old said while strumming his guitar, according to fan footage from the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre posted on TikTok.
In 2022, she blew minds when she took the Joni Jam public with an unannounced performance at the Newport Folk Festival; last year she played a similar show at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state.
“Bob Dylan doesn’t have a set list and I don’t think Bruce Hornsby has had one for 30 years,” says Raitt, who has five Southern California shows from Tuesday to Sept. 17, including the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa on the 14th.
"Londinium looked like pretty much any frontier Roman town with an amphitheatre, baths, and a shaky bridge that crossed to the south side of the Thames," observed the game's lead developer Ed Beach, as he showed me the below map - used here courtesy of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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