Palestra

[pә'lestrә]

Definition

(noun.) a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes.

Edited by Jeffrey--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general.

(n.) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.

Checked by Genevieve

Definition

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.

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