arena
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nə noun
1.
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
2.
a central stage, ring, area, or the like, used for sports or other forms of entertainment, surrounded by seats for spectators: a boxing arena; a circus arena.
3.
a building housing an arena.
4.
a field of conflict, activity, or endeavor: the arena of politics.
Origin:
1620–30; < Latin (h)arēna sand, sandy place, area sanded for combat
1620–30; < Latin (h)arēna sand, sandy place, area sanded for combat
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. an enclosure or platform, usually surrounded by seats on all sides, in which sports events, contests, entertainments, etc, take place: a boxing arena |
| b. (as modifier): arena stage | |
| 2. | the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheatre, in which gladiatorial contests and other spectacles were held |
| 3. | a sphere or scene of conflict or intense activity: the political arena |
| [C17: from Latin harēna sand, place where sand was strewn for the combats] | |
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Word Origin & History
arena
1620s, "place of combat," from L. harena "place of combat," originally "sand, sandy place," perhaps from Etruscan. The central stages of Roman amphitheaters were strewn with sand to soak up the blood.
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Slang Dictionary
arena
n. [common; Unix] The area of memory attached to a process by `brk(2)' and `sbrk(2)' and used by `malloc(3)' as dynamic storage. So named from a `malloc: corrupt arena' message emitted when some early versions detected an impossible value in the free block list. See overrun screw, aliasing bug, memory leak, memory smash, smash the stack.
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arena definition
programmingThe area of memory attached to a Unix process by the brk and sbrk system calls and used by malloc as dynamic storage. So named from a "malloc: corrupt arena" message emitted when some early versions detected an impossible value in the free block list.
See overrun screw, aliasing bug, memory leak, memory smash, smash the stack.
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(1995-12-28)
Example sentences
The rock, bigger than a sports arena, tumbles menacingly close to our planet every few years.
But let's keep this in the intellectual arena, where it belongs.
They've got tons of powers in the sales and retail arena.
There has been considerable mathematical work in this arena.
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