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gymnasiast

1
[ jim-ney-zee-ast ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ ziˌæst /

noun

a gymnast.

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Origin of gymnasiast

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First recorded in 1855–60; gymnasi(um)1 + -ast

Words nearby gymnasiast

gymkhana, gymn-, gymnanthous, gymnasia, gymnasiarch, gymnasiast, gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastic, gymnastics, gymno-

Definition 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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1820–30; <German <New Latin gymnasiasta. See gymnasium2, -ast
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British Dictionary definitions for gymnasiast

gymnasiast
/ (dʒɪmˈneɪzɪˌæst) /

noun

a student in a gymnasium
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