GYMNASIUM


Meaning of GYMNASIUM in English

/ dʒɪmˈneɪziəm; NAmE / noun

( pl. gym·na·siums or gym·na·sia / -zɪə; NAmE /) ( formal ) = gym

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek gumnasion , from gumnazein exercise naked, from gumnos naked.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.