Gymnasium definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GYMNASIUM, n. [Gr. from naked.] In Greece, a place where athletic ... usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school] 2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training [syn: gymnasium, gym] Merriam Webster's noun (plural -nasiums or gymnasia) Etymology ... f. gumnazo exercise f. gumnos naked Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gymnasium Gym*na"si*umn.; pl. E. Gymnasiums, L. Gymnasia. [L ... universities. --Hallam. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (gymnasiums, or gymnasia) A gymnasium is the same as a gym. (FORMAL) N-COUNT ...
... in ancient Greece or Rome for sports (as wrestling) 2. gymnasium Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (also palestra) Gk & Rom. Antiq. a wrestling-school or gymnasium. Etymology: ME f. L palaestra f. Gk palaistra f. palaio ... pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling ... coliseum, colosseum, course, fencing school, field, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium, gymnastics, hall, hippodrome, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, natation, open ...
... Etymology: Latin academia, from Greek Akad?meia, from Akad?meia, gymnasium where Plato taught, from Akad?mos Attic mythological hero Date ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. School, seminary, institute, gymnasium, high school, college, scientific body, association of artists, littérateurs, or savants. Moby Thesaurus Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, Schule, ecole, educational institution, escuela, grammar ...
... F gymnaste or Gk gumnastes athlete-trainer f. gumnazo: see GYMNASIUM Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gymnast Gym"nast, n. [Gr. ? a trainer of athletes: cf. F. gymnaste. See Gymnasium.] One who teaches or practices gymnastic exercises; the manager of a gymnasium; an athlete. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (gymnasts) A gymnast is ...
... usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school] 2: a public hall for lectures and concerts Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Latin Lyceum, gymnasium near Athens where Aristotle taught, from Greek Lykeion, from neuter ... 4. An association for debate and literary improvement. Moby Thesaurus Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, amphitheater, arena, assembly hall, auditorium ...
... Derivatives: gymnastically adv. Etymology: L gymnasticus f. Gk gumnastikos (as GYMNASIUM) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gymnastic Gym*nas"tic, Gymnastical Gym ... tic*al, a. [L. gymnasticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. gymnastique. See Gymnasium.] Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion ...
... Dictionary of English Synonyms n. School, academy, high-school, institute, gymnasium, college, university, place of education. Moby Thesaurus Bible institute, Gymnasium, Hebrew school, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, Sabbath school, Schule, Sunday ...
... usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1945 a school ... 13. N-VAR: oft in names after n Moby Thesaurus Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, grammar school, high, high school ...
... in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 176 BC) a gymnasium, "place of exercise," was built in Jerusalem (1 Macc 1 ... profitable for a little." It is remarkable that the word gymnasium, or "place of training," which occurs in the Apocrypha (2 ...
... usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1835 a school ... taught history at a secondary school... N-VAR Moby Thesaurus Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, grammar school, high, high school ...
... his brother to himself and the privilege of erecting a gymnasium and a temple to Phallus, and for the granting of ... and illegal practices were introduced" (2 Macc 4:11). A gymnasium was erected outside the castle; the youth of Jerusalem exercised ...
... education. ...Milwaukee's public school system. N-VAR Moby Thesaurus Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, alternate, alternative school, blab school ...
... same as a prep school. (BRIT) N-VAR Moby Thesaurus Gymnasium, Latin school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, academy, grammar school, high, high school ...