palaestra

American

[puh-les-truh] / pəˈlɛs trə /

noun

Greek Antiquity. palestra.

palaestra British

/ -ˈliː-, pəˈlɛstrə /

noun

(in ancient Greece or Rome) a public place devoted to the training of athletes

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

palaestrae

plural
palaestras

plural

Etymology

Origin of palaestra

C16: via Latin from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle

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