Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, same as
Platalea .
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Examples
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The Etymology of "platea" shows it to be a street widening into a kind of _place_, as we often find in the old country towns of
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus 1855
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The Glory is endless, 300 sequal based on the battle of platea is comin up, but ANABASIS should set the record for epic greek movies (troy sucked).
Sony Developing Epic Adaptation of Xenophon's Anabasis « FirstShowing.net 2008
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In un teatro, uno spazzino sogna di ballare di fronte a una gremita platea.
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Obviously a movie involving the 300 wouldnt happen. but the battle of platea would work for sure and makes sense, the battle of salamis: the great greek/persian naval battle could be huge!
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Cafè plus magazine stand minus traffic equals empty tables in the platea and only rain, rain served in short cups, rain that keeps the weekend's throbbing children indoors, complimentary glass of rain with every dredged coffee.
Child of Serres 2007
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Et vidit Cham pater Chenaan turpitudinem patris sui, et nuntiavit duobus fratribus suis in platea.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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Et dixerunt, Nequaquam, sed in platea pernoctabimus.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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On the medieval stage there was a neutral place or _platea_ and special localized and propertied places called _sedes_, _domus_, _loca_.
The Facts About Shakespeare William Allan Nielson
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On the Elizabethan stage the front stage is the _platea_, the inner and upper stages the _domus_ or _loca_.
The Facts About Shakespeare William Allan Nielson
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Militis parasitus venerat modo aurum petere hinc, eum ego meis dictis malis his foribus atque hac platea abegi; reppuli, reieci hominem.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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