gymnasium
Meaning
- A large room or building for indoor sports.
- A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university; grammar school, prep school
- A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
Concepts
gymnasium
gym
high school
sports hall
grammar school
upper secondary school
drill ground
training room
arena
prize ring
place for gymnastic exercises
boxing hall
secondary school
fitness center
gymnasia
indoor stadium
fencing school
classical school
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/
Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
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