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are·na (ə rē′nə)

noun

  1. the central part of an ancient Roman amphitheater, where gladiatorial contests and shows took place
    1. a central area used for entertainment or sports events and usually surrounded by seats
    2. a building containing such an area an arena for boxing matches
  3. any sphere of struggle or conflict the arena of politics
  4. the central stage in an arena theater

Etymology: L arena, harena, sand, sandy place, arena

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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arena

n.

field, pit, ground, park, coliseum, square, football field, gridiron, stadium, athletic field, playing field, baseball field, amphitheater, boxing ring, hippodrome, circus, bowl, stage, platform, course, gymnasium, gym*, sphere*, battlefield.


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arena Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • struggle: On the other hand our various sections have not only proved their viability but have also entered the arena of mass struggles.

Converse of object

  • enter: Fear has also entered the arena of caring for drug users in general practice.

Adjective modifier

  • indoor: In the indoor arena some of the best teams in the country will be competing for ultimate glory!

Modifies a noun

  • tour: Will Young See Will Young on his ' Keep On Live ' Autumn arena tour.

Noun used with modifier

  • dressage: He excels in the show ring and dressage arena.
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Stevenson's convictions were sometimes too complex for the binary political arena to which he devoted his life.

-Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher Charles Herbert

At a certain moment the canvas began to appear to one American painter after another as an arena in which to actörather than as a space in which to reproduce, re-design, analyze or 'express'an object, actual or imagined.What was to go on the canvas was not a picture but an event.

-Rosenberg, Harold

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