Associations to the word «Amphitheater»

Wiktionary

AMPHITHEATER, noun. (US) A semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind performers for an outdoor venue.
AMPHITHEATER, noun. (historical) A completely circular outdoor arena; a classic European amphitheatre.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope