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Definition of Palaestra

Palaestra
Palaestra Pa*l[ae]s"tra, n. See Palestra.
palaestra
Palestra Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.

Meaning of Palaestra from wikipedia

- A palaestra (/pəˈliːstrə/ or /-ˈlaɪ-/; also (chiefly British) palestra; Gr****: παλαίστρα) was any site of an ancient Gr**** wrestling school. Events requiring...
- Gr**** mythology ****ociates the name Palaestra (Παλαίστρα) with two separate characters, both ****ociated with the god Hermes: one became a mortal lover...
- from about 30 BC. New public buildings included the Amphitheatre with palaestra or gymnasium with a central natatorium (cella natatoria) or swimming pool...
- The palaestra at Olympia (Gr**** παλαίστρ-α, -αι, "wrestling ground or grounds," Latin palaestr-a, -ae, with Gr**** ἐν Όλυμπία, Latin in Olympia) is the...
- The palaestra at Delphi is part of a gymnasium at the sanctuary. It is the oldest existing gymnasium from the Gr**** world, dating to the second half of...
- covered portico (g, g), which ran round three sides of an open court (palaestra,[clarification needed] A). These together formed the vestibule of the...
- (1) into the palaestra (2), a large open-air exercise ground. A row of shops fronted the street. On the right-hand side of the palaestra was a colonnade...
- contained a courtyard, or palaestra, which was an open-air garden used for exercise. In some cases, the builders made the palaestra an interior courtyard...
- of the moon, little hanging gold bullae." But in Plautus' play Rudens, Palaestra says her father gave her a golden bulla on the day of her birth. DiLuzio...
- (gymnastēs), but in Gr**** this word means "trainer" not "athlete". The palaestra was the part of the gymnasium devoted to wrestling, boxing, and ball games...