name
Meaning 1
Alternative form of Colosseum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
coliseum
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/kɒləˈsiːəm/
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/-ʊm/
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Canada, Received-Pronunciation: [k(h)ɒləˈsiːəm]
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US: [khɑɫəˈsi.əm]
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British, Southern, Standard: [khɔləˈsɪjəm]
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CMU ARPABET: K AA2 L AH0 S IY1 AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the London Coliseum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amphitheater, amphitheatre
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
Narrower terms: Colosseum, Amphitheatrum Flavium
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin coliseum, from Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”). See also: w:Colosseum § Name on Wikipedia.
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