Definition of palestra Palestra
pa•les•tra
We found 4 definitions of palestra from 3 different sources.
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What does palestra mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: palestras |
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| palestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palestra (n.)
A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. - palestra (n.)
A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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palestra
pā-les′tra, n. a wrestling school: the exercise of wrestling: any training school: academic oratory.—adjs. Pales′tral, Pales′trian, Pales′tric, -al, pertaining to wrestling: athletic. [L.,—Gr. palaistra—palē, wrestling.]
