gymnasium
1 Americannoun
plural
gymnasiums, gymnasianoun
plural
gymnasiums, gymnasia-
a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
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a place where Greek youths met for exercise and discussion.
noun
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a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training
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(in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university
Other Word Forms
- gymnasial adjective
Etymology
Origin of gymnasium1
1685–95; < German; special use of gymnasium 1
Origin of gymnasium1
1590–1600; < Latin: a public school for gymnastics < Greek gymnásion gymnastic school (derivative of gymnázein to train in the nude
Example Sentences
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There’s the “gymnasium”—a giant room with shiny floors and bright white lights that make my eyes hurt.
From Literature
Original signage from when the Lasky-DeMille Barn was used as Paramount’s gymnasium.
From Los Angeles Times
The interiors of the home, however, were mostly created and shot on a soundstage built in a nearby abandoned high school gymnasium, where the film’s production offices were also located.
From MarketWatch
The play, an imaginative account of a group of women banding together in a gymnasium during the early days of the women’s rights movement, begins with a performer checking in on us.
From Los Angeles Times
In short order they found the gymnasium by following the scent of gym shoes.
From Literature
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