palaestra
noun
palaestrae
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pluralof palaestra.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The exercises in the spacious palaestrae had small interest for him; there was always such evident rancor between the factions Blue and Green.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Lewis Wallace
Every rib in the round body was discernible; yet the leanness was the healthful reduction so strained after in the palaestrae.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
Next, although the building of palaestrae is not usual in Italy, I think it best to set forth the traditional way, and to show how they are constructed among the Greeks.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
In the palaestrae he was unmatched; he played with the blue-eyed giants from the Rhine and the hornless bulls of Sarmatia as they were willow wisps.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
In the palaestrae of Rome I am not unknown.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
