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| sta·di·um [ stáydee əm ] (plural sta·di·ums or sta·di·a [ stáydee ə ]) |
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1. arena with tiered seats: a place where people watch sports or other activities, usually a large enclosed flat area surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators
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2. ancient hist ancient Greek racetrack: in ancient Greece, a racetrack for footraces that had tiers of seats at each side and one end
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3. measurements ancient hist ancient Greek measurement unit: in ancient Greece, a unit of linear measure equal to about 185 m (607 ft)
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| [14th century. Via Latin< Greek stadion "racetrack, unit of measure"] |
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