palaestra

[ puh-les-truh ]

/ pəˈlɛs trə /

noun, plural pa·laes·tras, pa·laes·trae [puh-les-tree]. /pəˈlɛs tri/.

Greek Antiquity. palestra.

Words nearby palaestra

palaeontol., palaeontology, palaeopathology, Palaeozoic, palaeozoology, palaestra, Palagi, palais, palais de danse, palais glide, palampore

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Example sentences from the Web for palaestra

The two rooms at the west end (5 and 6) were added at the expense of the Palaestra, probably at the time of the rebuilding.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
The weakling never appeared in the Palaestra, which even the great Mark Antony did not disdain to visit.
Cleopatra, Complete|Georg Ebers
First there was a court, palaestra, surrounded by a colonnade.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
An Ionic capital found here possibly belonged to the palaestra.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various

Sceparnio, looking off-stage, spies Ampelisca and Palaestra tossed about in a boat.
The Dramatic Values in Plautus|Wilton Wallace Blancke

British Dictionary definitions for palaestra

palaestra

esp US palestra

/ (pəˈlɛstrə, -ˈliː-) /

noun plural -tras or -trae (-triː)

(in ancient Greece or Rome) a public place devoted to the training of athletes

Word Origin for palaestra

C16: via Latin from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle

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单词	palaestra
释义	palaestra [ puh-les-truh ] / pəˈlɛs trə / noun, plural pa·laes·tras, pa·laes·trae [puh-les-tree]. /pəˈlɛs tri/. Greek Antiquity. palestra. Words nearby palaestra palaeontol., palaeontology, palaeopathology, Palaeozoic, palaeozoology, palaestra, Palagi, palais, palais de danse, palais glide, palampore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palaestra The two rooms at the west end (5 and 6) were added at the expense of the Palaestra, probably at the time of the rebuilding. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau The weakling never appeared in the Palaestra, which even the great Mark Antony did not disdain to visit. Cleopatra, Complete\|Georg Ebers First there was a court, palaestra, surrounded by a colonnade. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau An Ionic capital found here possibly belonged to the palaestra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various Sceparnio, looking off-stage, spies Ampelisca and Palaestra tossed about in a boat. The Dramatic Values in Plautus\|Wilton Wallace Blancke British Dictionary definitions for palaestra palaestra esp US palestra / (pəˈlɛstrə, -ˈliː-) / noun plural -tras or -trae (-triː) (in ancient Greece or Rome) a public place devoted to the training of athletes Word Origin for palaestra C16: via Latin from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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