coliseum

CEFRB1

/kɒləˈsiːəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large stadium or arena for public events.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.

Examples

  • If you have ever visited Rome, you must have seen the Coliseum.

  • The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [kʰɑɫəˈsi.əm]
  • [kʰɔləˈsɪjəm]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.

More examples

In context

  • the London Coliseum

  • Has he not found this wide region profusely sprinkled with public works—highways, bridges, acqueducts,^([sic]) arches, palaces, Colisea,—massive, Roman-built?

  • The nibbèd feather plumes its flights toward thee, / Thou mistress of mad poets and of night, / Cynthia, whom science weakly holds to be / The milky way’s coagulated light, / Or scooped from verdant Colisea of the Mite.

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Origin

noun

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.