palestra

or pa·laes·tra

[ puh-les-truh ]

/ pəˈlɛs trə /

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

a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.

Origin of palestra

1375–1425; late Middle English palestre<Latin palaestra a wrestling school, place of exercise <Greek palaístra, equivalent to palais-, variant stem of palaíein to wrestle + -tra feminine noun suffix of place

Words nearby palestra

Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian, Palestinian Administered Territories, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian National Authority, palestra, Palestrina, paletot, palette, palette knife, pale western cutworm

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Example sentences from the Web for palestra

PTL (Italian, n.)—the Italian translation for gym (palestra), tanning (tintarella), and laundry (lavanderia).
‘Jersey Shore’ Guide to Italian|Jaimie Etkin|August 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This wasnt a lovers bower; it was only a palestra, or an observatory.
Nothing But the Truth|Frederic S. Isham
For many things there be, which we must conceit and apprehend, as though we had had to do with an antagonist at the palestra.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius
But when we leave the child "free as a man" in the palestra of his own intelligence, his type changes entirely.
Spontaneous Activity in Education|Maria Montessori

The Spartan maidens were required to exercise in the palestra, almost naked, in the presence of men and strangers.
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)|Walter M. Chandler

British Dictionary definitions for palestra

palestra

/ (pəˈlɛstrə, -ˈliː-) /

noun plural -tras or -trae (-triː)

the usual US spelling of palaestra

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单词	palestra
释义	palestra or pa·laes·tra [ puh-les-truh ] / pəˈlɛs trə / noun, plural pa·les·tras, pa·les·trae [puh-les-tree]. /pəˈlɛs tri/. Greek Antiquity. a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics. Origin of palestra 1375–1425; late Middle English palestre<Latin palaestra a wrestling school, place of exercise <Greek palaístra, equivalent to palais-, variant stem of palaíein to wrestle + -tra feminine noun suffix of place Words nearby palestra Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian, Palestinian Administered Territories, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian National Authority, palestra, Palestrina, paletot, palette, palette knife, pale western cutworm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palestra PTL (Italian, n.)—the Italian translation for gym (palestra), tanning (tintarella), and laundry (lavanderia). ‘Jersey Shore’ Guide to Italian\|Jaimie Etkin\|August 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST This wasnt a lovers bower; it was only a palestra, or an observatory. Nothing But the Truth\|Frederic S. Isham For many things there be, which we must conceit and apprehend, as though we had had to do with an antagonist at the palestra. Meditations\|Marcus Aurelius But when we leave the child "free as a man" in the palestra of his own intelligence, his type changes entirely. Spontaneous Activity in Education\|Maria Montessori The Spartan maidens were required to exercise in the palestra, almost naked, in the presence of men and strangers. The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)\|Walter M. Chandler British Dictionary definitions for palestra palestra / (pəˈlɛstrə, -ˈliː-) / noun plural -tras or -trae (-triː) the usual US spelling of palaestra 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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