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coliseum
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Colosseum \Col`os*se"um\, n. [Neut., fr. L. colosseus gigantic. See Coliseum.] The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [Also written Coliseum.]
Coliseum \Col`i*se"um\, n. [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr. L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See Colossus, and cf. Colosseum.] The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world. [Written also Colosseum.] [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"music hall," c.1710, Modern Latin variant of Latin colosseum, amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome (see Colosseum).
Wiktionary
n. A large theatre, cinema, or stadium: the London Coliseum.
WordNet
n. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre]
Wikipedia
Coliseum or Cinema Coliseum is a theatre and cinema in Barcelona, located on 595-599 Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, in the intersection with Rambla de Catalunya. It opened in 1923 and remains one of the biggest film theatres in the city as well of an iconic building of 1920s monumental architecture.
Coliseum is an American punk rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 2003. They have released 5 studio albums, most recently Anxiety's Kiss on Deathwish Inc. in May 2015. Exclaim! named their 2010 album House with a Curse the No. 6 Punk Album of 2010.
The Coliséum is a multi-sport arena in Amiens, France. It is the home of the Gothiques d'Amiens of the Ligue Magnus. The center features two ice rinks and an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Coliseum is the debut studio album by the American rock band Coliseum. The album was released on April 13, 2004 through Level Plane Records. It was met with generally favorable reviews.
In 2014, Coliseum signed to Jacob Bannon of Converge's label Deathwish Inc., which previously released the band's 2009 single "True Quiet" / "Last Wave". Having been out of print on vinyl since 2006 after Level Plane went out of business, Deathwish will reissue Coliseum on August 19, 2014 — ten years after its original release. The updated version was remixed by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust, features updated artwork and packaging designed by Baroness' John Dyer Baizley and eight bonus tracks from the band's early years. Coliseum released a newly recorded music video in support of the reissue for the opening track "Detached," directed by Joe Watson.
Usage examples of "coliseum".
For three strides, it was just Adela on her Andalusian in the middle of the ring at the Alamo Coliseum.
Moving closer, Arden looked at the posters in the shop windows, recognizing the Roman Coliseum and the Acropolis.
Scarcely had the proud structure of the Coliseum been dedicated at Rome, before the edifices, of a smaller scale indeed, but of the same design and materials, were erected for the use, and at the expense, of the cities of Capua and Verona.
When Alexis had looked at her blankly, Helen had grudgingly explained that meetings in the coliseum with the Body were only for the purpose of voting upon crimes involving the first five laws.
He joined the mafficking clubbers, hiding himself within their colourful nucleus, crossing the road by the London Coliseum to head towards Piccadilly Circus.
I saw the Forum, or what was left of it, and the Appian Way, and the Coliseum, looking like a mouse-eaten cheese.
You will train them in this great coliseum, and you will build arenas at the heart of every city and town.
You may join us in building the coliseum, or you may join the foundation stones of the coliseum.
She plans for all of you to die, whether in building this coliseum or fighting in it.
Phage only hoped the docks would meet with his approval-only hoped the island, the workers, the coliseum, the progress, that all of it would please him.
Within a mile radius of the coliseum, all waterways will be sky-blue and lined with cement.
Braids was her voice to the world outside the coliseum, and Zagorka was her voice to the world within.
She nodded toward the great gates of the coliseum, and they swung wide.
Phage stood at the center of the coliseum and listened as the crowd cheered him and jeered her.
Phage ripped away a hunk of the sword and hurled it across the coliseum, where it struck stone.