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amphitheatral, a.|ˌæmfɪˈθiːətrəl|
[a. Fr. amphithéatral, ad. L. amphitheātrāl-em: see next, and -al1.]
1. Of or belonging to an amphitheatre; performed in an amphitheatre.
1654Gayton Festiv. Notes iv. i. 178 Those Amphitheatrall Butcheries.
2. Resembling the arrangement of the seats in an amphitheatre; rising all round.
1615Sandys Trav. 278 (D.) Which..erect A Round amphitheatral. 1812Miss Plumtre Lichtenst. S. Africa II. 162 Vast masses of rock rise one above the other in an amphitheatral form. 1863Bates Nat. on Amazon i. 2 The City of Pará..affords no amphitheatral view from the river. |