coliseum

Questions about coliseum

What does coliseum mean?

coliseum means "an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held".

How many syllables are in coliseum?

coliseum has 4 syllables: co-li-se-um. The stress falls on "se". In IPA it is /ˌkɑləˈsiəm/.

What is another word for coliseum?

Close synonyms include amphitheater, amphitheatre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coliseum a common word?

coliseum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with coliseum?

2 words rhyme with coliseum. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.