palaestra
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of palaestra
C16: via Latin from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle
Example Sentences
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Provincial towns such as Bath had their thermae, heated bathing complexes with splendid indoor pools and an attached palaestra for exercising in the revered Greek style.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2012
Patria, bonis, amicis, genitoribus abero? 60Abero foro, palaestra, stadio et guminasiis?
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The beauty of the palaestra, and the beauty of the artist's workshop, reacted on one another.
From The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry by Pater, Walter
The young men who gathered together in the palaestra, or gymnastic school, were wont there to offer sacrifices to the gods before beginning the exercises.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes
The trainer, or teacher in the palaestra, was termed xystarch.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various
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