"palaestra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈliːstɹə/ [UK], /pəˈlʌɪstɹə/ [UK] Forms: palaestras [plural], palaestrae [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French palestre, from Old French, from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|palestre}} Middle French palestre, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{uder|en|la|palaestra}} Latin palaestra, {{uder|en|grc|παλαίστρα||wrestling school}} Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|palaestrae}} palaestra (plural palaestras or palaestrae)
  1. (historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. Tags: historical Translations (ancient wrestling area): παλαίστρα (palaístra) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), palestra [feminine] (Catalan), palaistra (Finnish), palestre [feminine] (French), palestra [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-palaestra-en-noun-GIeI7yI8 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'ancient wrestling area': 85 15
  2. An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield.
    Sense id: en-palaestra-en-noun-941gORHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 29 9 16 13 21 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 30 9 16 13 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: palæstra, palaistra, palestra [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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