Gymnasium Definition
jĭm-nāzē-əm
gymnasia, gymnasiums
noun
gymnasiums
A room or building equipped for physical training and athletic games and sports.
Webster's New World
In Germany and some other European countries, a secondary school for students preparing to enter a university.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gymnasium
Noun
Singular:
gymnasium
Plural:
gymnasia, gymnasiumsOrigin of Gymnasium
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Latin school from Greek gumnasion from gumnazein to exercise naked from gumnos naked nogw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnasion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnos, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
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