colosseum
Meanings
Plural: colossea, colosseums
Noun
- a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
- Alternative spelling of coliseum.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).
Synonyms
Amphitheatrum Flavium
Scrabble Score: 13
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