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amphitheatric

amphitheatric

9.5
Arranged with seats rising in rows around a stage
  • adjective
  • /ˌæmfɪˈθiːətrɪk/
: anfiteátrico
  • The new theater has an amphitheatric design that enhances acoustics.

Examples

  • The ancient city featured an amphitheatric arena where games were held.

  • The outdoor lecture took place in a natural amphitheatric hollow.

  • Rows of seats rose in an amphitheatric arrangement around the stage.

  • We visited an amphitheatric structure in Greece last summer.

  • The new theater has an amphitheatric design that enhances acoustics.

  • Rows of seats rose in an amphitheatric arrangement around the stage.

  • The outdoor lecture took place in a natural amphitheatric hollow.

Synonyms

amphitheatrical
vsamphitheatric
1 8.8

Relating to a round or half circle space with rising seats where people watch events

has identical meaning but uses a different adjective ending

Surface Forms

amphitheatric positive

Morphology

amphitheatric = amphitheatre (transparent) = amphitheatre + ic

The adjective is formed by the regular addition of the adjectival suffix '-ic' to 'amphitheatre', so its meaning 'relating to an amphitheatre' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Amphitheatric comes from the Greek parts amphi meaning 'around' and theatron meaning 'place for seeing', and it has the same root as theatre. So something called amphitheatric is shaped or set up like a theatre, with seats or space 'around' a stage or focal point.