palaestra
11Palaestra at Olympia — The palaestra at Olympia is part of the gymnasium at the sanctuary. This sixty six meter square building dates to the end of the third or beginning of the second century B.C. Architecture of the palaestra at OlympiaThe palaestra is oriented… …
12Palaestra at Delphi — The palaestra at Delphi is part of a gymnasium at the sanctuary. It is the oldest existing gymnasium from the Greek world, dating to the second half of the fourth century B.C. It was built on two terraces, with the palaestra and baths on the… …
13palaestra — /peuh les treuh/, n., pl. palaestras, palaestrae / tree/. Gk. Antiq. palestra. * * * …
14palaestra — noun /pəˈliːstɹə,pəˈlʌɪstɹə/ a) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. b) An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield …
15palaestra — Synonyms and related words: Rugby, acrobatics, agonistics, agora, amphitheater, arena, association football, athletic field, athletics, auditorium, background, bathing, bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit,… …
16palaestra — n. ancient Greek wrestling gymnasium; wrestling school …
17palaestra — [pə li:strə, lʌɪstrə] (also palestra) noun (in ancient Greece and Rome) a wrestling school or gymnasium. Origin via L. from Gk palaistra, from palaiein wrestle …
18palaestra — pa·laes·tra …
19palaestra — pa•laes•tra [[t]pəˈlɛs trə[/t]] n. pl. tras, trae ( trē). anq (in ancient Greece) a building with a courtyard for training in wrestling and other sports, usu. part of a gymnasium • Etymology: 1375–1425; late MEpalestre< Lpalaestra<… …
20palaestra — /pəˈlɛstrə/ (say puh lestruh), / ˈli / (say lee ) noun (in ancient Greece or Rome) a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics. Also, palestra. {Middle English, from Latin, from Greek palaistra} …
