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ˌamphiˈtheatrical, a.
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
1. Of or pertaining to an amphitheatre; performed in an amphitheatre.
1607Topsell Serpents (1653) 783 The amphitheatricall fights of the Romans. 1654Gayton Festiv. Notes iv. xxi. (T.) Amphitheatrical gladiatures. 1752Hume Polit. Disc. x. 165 Who can read the accounts of the amphitheatrical entertainments without horror? 1833Penny Cycl. I. 470 Games of the circus or amphitheatrical shows.
2. Resembling an amphitheatre (in situation).
1724De Foe, etc. Tour Gt. Brit. (1769) II. 292 It lies in a great Valley, surrounded with an amphitheatrical View of Hills. 1845Darwin Voy. Nat. xix. (1873) 439 Valleys and great amphitheatrical depressions. 1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Jrnls. II. 74 Amphitheatrical ranges of wooden seats. |