palaestra

pa·laes·tra

 (pə-lĕs′trə)

n.

Variant of palestra.

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palaestra

(pəˈlɛstrə; -ˈliː-) or

palestra

n, pl -tras or -trae (-triː)

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

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

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pa•laes•tra

(pəˈlɛs trə)

n., pl. -tras, -trae (-trē).

(in ancient Greece) a building with a courtyard for training in wrestling and other sports, usu. part of a gymnasium.

[1375–1425; late Middle English palestre < Latin palaestra < Greek palaístra = palais-, variant s. of palaíein to wrestle + -tra suffix of place]

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palaestra, palestra

Ancient Greece. a public place for athletics or wrestling. — palaestric, palestric, adj.

See also: Athletics

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Noun

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palaestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes palestra athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

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