pa·les·tra also pa·laes·tra (p -l s tr)n. pl. pa·les·trae also pa·laes·trae (-tr  ) or pa·les·tras also pa·laes·tras A public place in ancient Greece for training and practice in wrestling and other athletics. [Middle English palestre, from Old French, from Latin palaestra, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein, to wrestle.] pa·les tral, pa·lestri·an adj. |
palestra [pəˈlɛstrə -ˈliː-]
n pl -tras, -trae [-triː]
(Historical Terms) the usual US spelling of palaestra
palaestra, palestra
Ancient Greece. a public place for athletics or wrestling. — palaestric, palestric, adj.
See also: Athletics
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| Noun | 1. |  palestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletesathletic 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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