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gymnasiast
1[ jim-ney-zee-ast ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ ziˌæst /
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noun
a gymnast.
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Origin of gymnasiast
1First recorded in 1855–60; gymnasi(um)1 + -ast
Words nearby gymnasiast
gymkhana, gymn-, gymnanthous, gymnasia, gymnasiarch, gymnasiast, gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastic, gymnastics, gymno-
Other definitions for gymnasiast (2 of 2)
gymnasiast2
[ jim-ney-zee-ast ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ ziˌæst /
noun
a student in a gymnasium.
Origin of gymnasiast
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British Dictionary definitions for gymnasiast
gymnasiast
/ (dʒɪmˈneɪzɪˌæst) /
noun
a student in a gymnasium
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