palaestra
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /pəˈliːstɹə/, /pəˈlʌɪstɹə/
palaestra (plural palaestras)
- (historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. [from 15th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield. [from 15th c.]
- French: palestre
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