n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kä-l ə - ' s ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, neuter of colosseus colossal, from colossus
Date: circa 1715
1 capitalized : an amphitheater built in Rome in the first century A.D.
2 : COLISEUM 2
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kä-l ə - ' s ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, neuter of colosseus colossal, from colossus
Date: circa 1715
1 capitalized : an amphitheater built in Rome in the first century A.D.
2 : COLISEUM 2
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012