palestra

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A form of palaestra — A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium.

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Meanings

nounpalestra (plural palestras or palestrae)

plural palestras · plural palestrae

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of palaestra.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes

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playing fieldathletic fieldplaying area
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

palestra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palestra

MLA

“palestra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palestra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palestra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palestra.

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