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gym⋅na⋅si⋅um
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[
jim-ney-zee-uhm] 
–noun, plural -si⋅ums, -si⋅a [-zee-uh, -zhuh] .
[-zee-uh, -zhuh] . | 1. | a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education. |
| 2. | a place where Greek youths met for exercise and discussion. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < L: a public school for gymnastics < Gk gymnásion gymnastic school (deriv. of gymnázein to train in the nude
1590–1600; < L: a public school for gymnastics < Gk gymnásion gymnastic school (deriv. of gymnázein to train in the nude
Related forms:
gym⋅na⋅si⋅al, adjective
gym⋅na⋅si⋅um
2 [gim-nah-zee-uhm] –noun, plural -si⋅ums, -si⋅a [-zee-uh] .
[-zee-uh] . | (often initial capital letter) (in continental Europe, esp. Germany) a classical school preparatory to the universities. |
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| gym·na·si·um (jĭm-nā'zē-əm) n. pl. gym·na·si·ums or gym·na·si·a (-zē-ə) Sports
[Latin, school, from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein, to exercise naked, from gumnos, naked; see nogw- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Gymnasium
Gym*na"si*um\n.; pl. E. Gymnasiums, L. Gymnasia. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise (naked), fr. ? naked.]1. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics. 2. A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind. More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities. --Hallam.
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Language Translation for : Gymnasium
Spanish:
gimnasio,
German:
die Turnhalle,
Japanese:
体育館
gymnasium
1598, "place of exercise," from L. gymnasium "school for gymnastics," from Gk. gymnasion, from gymnazein "to exercise or train," lit. "to train naked," from gymnos "naked." Shortened form gym is attested from 1871. Introduced to Ger. 15c. as a name for "high school," in Eng. it has remained purely athletic. Gymnast (1594) in the modern sense is a back-formation of gymnastic, (1574) from Gk. gynmastikos "pertaining to or skilled in bodily exercise."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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