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PALAESTRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palaestra mean?
• PALAESTRA (noun)
The noun PALAESTRA has 1 sense:
1. a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
Familiarity information: PALAESTRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
palaestra; palestra
Hypernyms ("palaestra" is a kind of...):
athletic field; field; playing area; playing field (a piece of land prepared for playing a game)
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