/
dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm/
n.
(pl. gymnasiums or gymnasia
/-zɪə/
)
- a hall or building equipped for gymnastics and other physical exercise.
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/also gɪmˈnɑːzɪəm/
a school in Germany, Scandinavia, or central Europe that prepares pupils for university.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: via L. from Gk gumnasion, from gumnazein ‘exercise naked’, from gumnos ‘naked’.