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palaestra

[ puh-les-truh ]
/ pəˈlɛs trə /

noun, plural pa·laes·tras, pa·laes·trae [puh-les-tree]. /pəˈlɛs tri/.

Greek Antiquity. palestra.

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Words nearby palaestra

palaeontol., palaeontology, palaeopathology, Palaeozoic, palaeozoology, palaestra, Palagi, palais, palais de danse, palais glide, palampore
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British Dictionary definitions for palaestra

palaestra

esp US palestra

/ (pəˈlɛstrə, -ˈliː-) /

noun plural -tras or -trae (-triː)

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

Word Origin for palaestra

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