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Palestra

Palestra Meaning & Definition
Palestra Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palestra?

[n] a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palestra: palaestra

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See Also | athletic field | field | playing area | playing field

Palestra In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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