name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæmfiˌθiːətə/
General-American:/ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/
General-American:/ˈæm.fəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 M F AH0 TH IY0 EY1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 2
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Ancient Roman amphitheatres were mostly oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium.
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noun
Meaning 3
A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope or particular rock formation forms a partial or complete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 4
an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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