gymnasium
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[ jim-ney-zee-uh m ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ zi əm /
noun, plural gym·na·si·ums, gym·na·si·a [jim-ney-zee-uh, -zhuh] /dʒɪmˈneɪ zi ə, -ʒə/.
a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
a place where Greek youths met for exercise and discussion.
Origin of gymnasium
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1590–1600; < Latin: a public school for gymnastics < Greek
gymnásion gymnastic school (derivative of
gymnázein to train in the nude
OTHER WORDS FROM gymnasium
gym·na·si·al, adjectiveWords nearby gymnasium
gymn-,
gymnanthous,
gymnasia,
gymnasiarch,
gymnasiast,
gymnasium,
gymnast,
gymnastic,
gymnastics,
gymno-,
gymnocarpous
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gymnasium
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[ gim-nah-zee-uh m ]
/ gɪmˈnɑ zi əm /
noun, plural gym·na·si·ums, gym·na·si·a [gim-nah-zee-uh] /gɪmˈnɑ zi ə/.
(often initial capital letter)
(in continental Europe, especially Germany) a classical school preparatory to the universities.
Origin of gymnasium
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1685–95; < German; special use of
gymnasium1
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British Dictionary definitions for gymnasium
gymnasium
/ (dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm) /
noun plural -siums or -sia (-zɪə)
a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training
(in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university
Word Origin for gymnasium
C16: from Latin: school for gymnastics, from Greek
gumnasion, from
gumnazein to exercise naked, from
gumnos naked