Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given on account of its size to the Flavian amphitheater in Rome, the greatest of ancient amphitheaters, which was begun by the emperor Vespasian (Titus Flavins Sabinus), and finished by his son Titus in
a. d. 80.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
coliseum .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
Etymologies
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Examples
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I've never known an artist to be able to just come into town and set up camp and just hang out and play a colosseum every weekend, a residency-type situation.
Mike Ragogna: Still Prince's Cinderella: A Conversation with Sheila E., Plus Chats with Manchester Orchestra and Jim Guthrie, and Weerd Science's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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What if instead of a standing candidate, the Republican nominee in fall 2012 is on hands and knees, battered and caked with blood from performing in the Roman colosseum that is now an American presidential campaign?
Obama's Digital-Age Advantage Daniel Henninger 2011
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They just threw plan B at the Church (birth control pills in Catholic hospitals or else?) we are looking at the smoke of Satan and it's beginning to mix with the roar of the lions in the colosseum.
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# Kynnastonon 29 Mar 2009 at 6: 58 pm you spelled colosseum wrong though.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » David’s Second Review Forum 2009
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The contentious exchange set the tone for the evening, with the remaining four candidates exchanging verbal blows in the packed South Carolina sports colosseum.
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Why don't we just down our togas and enter the colosseum.
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I've never known an artist to be able to just come into town and set up camp and just hang out and play a colosseum every weekend, a residency-type situation.
Mike Ragogna: Still Prince's Cinderella: A Conversation with Sheila E., Plus Chats with Manchester Orchestra and Jim Guthrie, and Weerd Science's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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Its a great read but the figures relating to Roman example are available online.theupsideofdown. com/rome/colosseum/index. html
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A computer-generated Roman colosseum required about 175 extras made to look like they filled a 9,000-seat stadium.
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If you're not familiiar with the stuff, imagine a company that makes sets of what my family calls "little people," about two inches high, with almost any tiny attendant articles you could imagine for what my kids call a "set-up:" A roman colosseum, for example, with lion, tiger, gladiators, weapons, and even an emperor to give the "yea" or "nay".
Archive 2008-08-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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