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gymnasion

gymnasion is the alternative form of gymnasium.

Meaning of gymnasium

Noun

gymnasium (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums)

  1. (formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
    • [I]t is well understood that the building for the gymnasium will be erected on lots now belonging to the College, lying in High-street, immediately in the rear of the Library.1859 July 28, W. G., “Yale College Commencement. One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Anniversary. […]”, in The New-York Times, volume VIII, number 2452, New York, N.Y., published 30 July 1859, →ISSN, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    gym
  2. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
    • Near-synonyms: grammar school, prep school
  3. (historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

Forms of gymnasion

pluralgymnasia
pluralgymnasions

Origin of gymnasion

From Ancient Greek γῠμνᾰ́σιον (gŭmnắsion).

Questions about gymnasion

What is gymnasion the alternative form of?
Gymnasion is the alternative form of gymnasium.

Words near gymnasion in the dictionary

  1. gymnasiarchs
  2. gymnasiast
  3. gymnasiasts
  4. gymnasic
  5. gymnasien
  6. gymnasion
  7. gymnasions
  8. gymnasium
  9. gymnasiums
  10. gymnast
  11. gymnastic

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