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Today it means: An annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγυμνοπαιδίαι
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From Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι (gumnopaidíai), a plural form whose singular is from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + παιδεία (paideía, “youth”).

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