GRE Word List

AMPHITHEATER

an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles

The meaning of the word amphitheater is an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles.

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