Associations to the word «Colosseum»

Wiktionary

COLOSSEUM, noun. Alternative spelling of coliseum
COLOSSEUM, proper noun. The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.

Dictionary definition

COLOSSEUM, noun. A large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats