slovo | definícia |
palestra (encz) | palestra, n: |
Palestra (gcide) | 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 |
palestra (wn) | palestra
n 1: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the
training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palestra,
palaestra] |
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Palestra (gcide) | 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 |
Palestrae (gcide) | 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 |
Palestras (gcide) | 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
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