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gymnasium
1[ jim-ney-zee-uhm ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ zi əm /
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noun, plural gym·na·si·ums, gym·na·si·a [jim-ney-zee-uh, -zhuh]. /dʒɪmˈneɪ zi ə, -ʒə/.
a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
a place where Greek youths met for exercise and discussion.
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Origin of gymnasium
11590–1600; <Latin: a public school for gymnastics <Greek gymnásion gymnastic school (derivative of gymnázein to train in the nude
OTHER WORDS FROM gymnasium
gym·na·si·al, adjectiveWords nearby gymnasium
gymn-, gymnanthous, gymnasia, gymnasiarch, gymnasiast, gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastic, gymnastics, gymno-, gymnocarpous
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gymnasium2
[ gim-nah-zee-uhm ]
/ gɪmˈnɑ zi əm /
noun, plural gym·na·si·ums, gym·na·si·a [gim-nah-zee-uh]. /gɪmˈnɑ zi ə/.
(often initial capital letter) (in continental Europe, especially Germany) a classical school preparatory to the universities.
Origin of gymnasium
21685–95; <German; special use of gymnasium1
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British Dictionary definitions for gymnasium
gymnasium
/ (dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm) /
noun plural -siums or -sia (-zɪə)
a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training
(in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university
Word Origin for gymnasium
C16: from Latin: school for gymnastics, from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein to exercise naked, from gumnos naked
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