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palaestra
[ puh-les-truh ]
/ pəˈlɛs trə /
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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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