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Coliseum   /kˌɑləsˈiəm/   Listen
Coliseum

noun
(Written also Colosseum)
1.
An oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held.  Synonyms: amphitheater, amphitheatre.






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"Coliseum" Quotes from Famous Books



... Retrace your steps as much as you like from the Palace of Versailles to the Castle of Heidelberg. From the Castle of Heidelberg to the Notre Dame of Paris. From the Notre Dame to the Alhambra. From the Alhambra to St. Sophia. From St. Sophia to the Coliseum. From the Coliseum to the Propyleans. You may recede with ages, you do not recede in art. The Pyramids and the Iliad stand on a fore plan. Masterpieces have the same level—the Absolute. Once the Absolute is reached, all is reached." And Schopenhauer says, "Only true works of art ...
— Cobwebs of Thought • Arachne

... field, platform; scene of action, theater; walk, course; hustings; stare, boards &c (playhouse) 599; amphitheater; Coliseum, Colosseum; Flavian amphitheater, hippodrome, circus, race course, corso [Sp.], turf, cockpit, bear garden, playground, gymnasium, palestra, ring, lists; tiltyard^, tilting ground; Campus Martins, Champ de Allars^; campus [U.S.]. boxing ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... distinctly," he said, "that on Mary's last birthday we went together to the Coliseum. How does that ...
— My Man Jeeves • P. G. Wodehouse

... Hath been to me a more familiar face Than that of man; and in her starry shade Of dim and solitary loveliness, I learned the language of another world. I do remember me, that in my youth, When I was wandering,—upon such a night I stood within the Coliseum's wall,[166] 10 'Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome; The trees which grew along the broken arches Waved dark in the blue midnight, and the stars Shone through the rents of ruin; from afar The watch-dog bayed beyond the ...
— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4 • Lord Byron



Words linked to "Coliseum" :   bowl, Colosseum, amphitheater, amphitheatre, stadium, sports stadium, vomitory, Amphitheatrum Flavium, arena



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