PALAESTRA


Meaning of PALAESTRA in English

[ pə'li:strə , -'lʌɪstrə ]

(also palestra )

■ noun (in ancient Greece and Rome) a wrestling school or gymnasium.

Origin

via L. from Gk palaistra , from palaiein 'wrestle'.

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