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pa·les·tra also pa·laes·tra  (p-lstr)
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·lestral, 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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Noun1.palestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletespalestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
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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