Definition of "arena" []

• An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles. (noun)
• A building housing such an area (noun)
• A place or scene where forces contend or events unfold: withdrew from the political arena; the world as an arena of moral conflict. (noun)
• The area in the center of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and other spectacles were held. (noun)

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• "To say that Palm has some catching up to do in this arena is an understatement."
• "The spokesman explained Daniels's mistake by saying, "The only cost estimate we know of in this arena is the Persian Gulf War, and that was a sixty-billion-dollar event.""
• "Hypocrisy in this arena is unfortunately what we in the mental health field call transference."