gymnasium
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1590–1600; < Latin: a public school for gymnastics < Greek gymnásion gymnastic school (derivative of gymnázein to train in the nude
1590–1600; < Latin: a public school for gymnastics < Greek gymnásion gymnastic school (derivative of gymnázein to train in the nude
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gym·na·si·al, adjective
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| —n , pl -siums, -sia | |
| 1. | a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training |
| 2. | (in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university |
| [C16: from Latin: school for gymnastics, from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein to exercise naked, from gumnos naked] | |
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Word Origin & History
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."
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Example sentences
Wanting to see her magnificent body in action, he took here down to a gymnasium where they wrestled.
Public property might include library books or cafeteria trays, while the gymnasium and the playground are public spaces.
The gymnasium is also used for weekly ballroom dance lessons and other recreational activities.
Every night the gymnasium echoed as platoon after platoon swept over the floor and shuffled out the basket-ball markings.
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