gymnasium

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/(US)

Definition of gymnasium

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (formal)A large room or building for indoor sports.
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noun

  1. (formal)A large room or building for indoor sports.
  2. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
    “Near-synonyms: grammar school, prep school”
  3. (historical)A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

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Etymology

From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.

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