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amphitheatrical

amphitheatrical adjective: having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.

Adjective

amphitheatrical (comparative more amphitheatrical, superlative most amphitheatrical)

  1. Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
    • A new Chapel, of novel design, being of an amphitheatrical form, has been recently completed, from the designs of W. Brooks, architect.1829, “Metropolitan Improvements”, in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, volume 13, number 361, page 184
    • The hall was fitted up with an amphitheatrical descent of seats towards a platform, on which stood a desk, two lights, a stool, and a capacious antique chair.1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance

Forms of amphitheatrical

comparativemore amphitheatrical
superlativemost amphitheatrical

Words formed from amphitheatrical

Questions about amphitheatrical

What does amphitheatrical mean?
Amphitheatrical means having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
What part of speech is amphitheatrical?
Amphitheatrical is an adjective.

Words near amphitheatrical in the dictionary

  1. amphitheatral
  2. amphitheatre
  3. amphitheatred
  4. amphitheatres
  5. amphitheatric
  6. amphitheatrical
  7. amphitheatricality
  8. amphitheatrically
  9. amphithecia
  10. amphithecial
  11. amphithecium

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