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amphitheatric, a.|ˌæmfɪθiːˈætrɪk|
[ad. L. amphitheātric-us, a. Gr. ἀµϕιθεᾱτρικ-ός; see prec.]
1. Of or pertaining to an amphitheatre.
1601Holland Pliny (1634) I. 392 Next in goodnesse to them was reputed the paper Amphitheatricke, which name was giuen vnto it of the place where it was made.
2. Rising all round like the rows of seats in an amphitheatre.
c1811Fuseli Lect. Art v. (1848) 464 The disposition is amphitheatric, the scenery a spacious hall. 1850B. Taylor Eldorado xxxi. (1862) 317 The town and its amphitheatric hills. |