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stadium

sta·dium

UK/ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ US/ˈsteɪdiʌm/ fairly common

noun

1.

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Origin

From Latin stadium (“a measure of length, a race course”) (commonly one-eighth of a Roman mile; translated in early English Bibles by furlong), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion, “a measure of length, a running track”), especially the track at Olympia, which was one stadium in length. The Greek word may literally mean "fixed standard of length" (from στάδιος (stádios, “firm, fixed”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-, whence also stand and Latin stare). Doublet of stade, stadion, and estadio. Displaced native Old English spyrd.

Phrases

  • all-seater stadium
  • stadia rod
  • stadia wire
  • stadium horn
  • stadium mustard
  • stadium rock
  • stadium sailing
  • stadium trumpet

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