palaestra

pa·laes·tra  (p-lstr)

n.

Variant of palestra.

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palaestra esp US, palestra [pəˈlɛstrə -ˈliː-]

n pl -tras, -trae [-triː]

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

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

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palaestra, palestra

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

See also: Athletics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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"