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Coliseum

The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world.

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Arena 76% connected

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

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Bowl 76% connected

A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

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Stadium 76% connected

A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. I…

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Vomitory 70% connected

Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.

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Amphitheater 92% connected

Alt. of Amphitheatre

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Amphitheatre 92% connected

An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Construction noun · 86% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Corner noun · 86% connection

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

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Amphitheatral adjective · 78% connection

Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.

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Amphitheatrical adjective · 78% connection

Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.

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Amphitheatrically adverb · 78% connection

In the form or manner of an amphitheater.

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Armed forces noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Armed services noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Colosseum noun · 78% connection

The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome.

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Cosmoplastic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming.

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Decentering noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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Decentration noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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Earth noun · 78% connection

The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place o…

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Greatest common divisor noun · 78% connection

the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers

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Greatest common factor noun · 78% connection

the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers

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Hades noun · 78% connection

The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the g…

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