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amphitheatre

The origin and history of amphitheatre.

Etymology

From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron), from ἀμφί (amphí), meaning ‘on both sides’, and θέᾱτρον (théātron), meaning ‘theatre’.

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