GYMNASIUM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Gymnasium

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein ‘exercise naked’, from gumnos ‘naked’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.

Short Definition:

room or building equipped for gymnastics, games

Definition:

a school in Germany, Scandinavia, or central Europe that prepares pupils for university entrance.

Short Definition:

school in Germany, Scandinavia, or central Europe

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