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a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators
  • run 10 laps around the colosseum

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The first known use of colosseum was in 1809

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“Colosseum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colosseum. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.

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