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Gymnopaedia

Gymnopaedia proper noun: an annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.

Proper noun

Gymnopaedia

  1. An annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.

Forms of Gymnopaedia

alternative formGymnopaediae
alternative formGymnopaidiai

Origin of Gymnopaedia

From Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι (gumnopaidíai), a plural form whose singular is from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + παιδεία (paideía, “youth”).

Questions about Gymnopaedia

What does Gymnopaedia mean?
Gymnopaedia means an annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.
What part of speech is Gymnopaedia?
Gymnopaedia is a proper noun.

Words near Gymnopaedia in the dictionary

  1. gymnodonts
  2. gymnogen
  3. gymnogens
  4. gymnogrammene
  5. gymnolaemate
  6. Gymnopaedia
  7. gymnopaedic
  8. Gymnopaidiai
  9. gymnophallid
  10. gymnophallids
  11. gymnophionan

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