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   Sta·di·um

   /ˈstādēəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sports arena with tiers of seats for spectators.
   • ▪ (in ancient Rome or Greece) a track for a foot race or chariot race.
   • 2. an ancient Roman or Greek measure of length, about 185 meters.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in stadium (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek stadion. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th century.

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