PALAESTRA


Meaning of PALAESTRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈles-trə ]

noun

( plural pa·laes·trae -(ˌ)trē)

Etymology: Middle English palestre arena, from Latin palaestra place for wrestling, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle

Date: 1580

1. : a school in ancient Greece or Rome for sports (as wrestling)

2. : gymnasium

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