Amphitheatre

am-fi-thē′a-tėr, n. an oval or circular edifice having rows of seats one above another, around an open space, called the arena, in which public spectacles are exhibited: anything like an amphitheatre in form.— adjs. A mph i the at′rical , A mph i the at′ral .— adv. A mph i the at′rically . [Gr. amphi , round about, the at ron , a place for seeing— theaomai , to see.]