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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes;
[syn: palestra, palaestra]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras.
   [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written
   also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.)
   (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for
       athletic exercise in general.
   (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
       [1913 Webster] Palestric
       Palestrian


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

palestra
    n 1: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the
         training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palestra,
         palaestra]