Home › Words › C › caveacaveacavea means the seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin cavea. Doublet of cage.nounThe seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre.e.g.“Vitruvius, in writing that colonnades are desirable above theatres, is thinking of late Asiatic and Roman caveas; […]” — 1895, The Annual of the British School at Athens, number 45, page 42:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cavaedium 68% match — The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house. vs cavea →amphitheatre 62% match — An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design. vs cavea →amphitheatred 62% match — Having an amphitheatre. vs cavea →coliseum 61% match — A large theatre, cinema, or stadium. vs cavea →amphitheater 58% match — American form of amphitheatre. vs cavea →sedilium 58% match — One of a row of seats in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre. vs cavea →odeon 57% match — An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. vs cavea →amphitheaterlike 56% match — Resembling or characteristic of an amphitheater. vs cavea →