GYMNASIUM DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
Gymnasium n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school}, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school] 2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training [syn: gymnasium, gym] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) gymnasium noun (plural -nasiums or gymnasia) Etymology: Latin, exercise ground, school, from Greek gymnasion, from gymnazein to exercise naked, from gymnos naked — more at naked Date: 1598 1. a. a large room used for various indoor sports (as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatus b. a building (as on a college campus) containing space and equipment for various indoor sports activities and usually including spectator accommodations, locker and shower rooms, offices, classrooms, and a swimming pool 2. [German, from Latin, school] a European secondary school that prepares students for the university Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary gymnasium (gymnasiums, or gymnasia) A gymnasium is the same as a gym. (FORMAL) N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary gymnasium dʒɪmˈneɪzjəm n. (pl. gymnasiums or gymnasia) 1 a room or building equipped for gymnastics. 2 a school in Germany or Scandinavia that prepares pupils for university entrance. øøgymnasial adj. [L f. Gk gumnasion f. gumnazo exercise f. gumnos naked] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Gymnasium \Gym*na"si*um\n.; pl. E. Gymnasiums, L. Gymnasia. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise (naked), fr. ? naked.] 1. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics. 2. A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind. More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities. --Hallam. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia GYMNASIUM jim-na'-zi-um. See GAMES; PALAESTRA. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms gymnasium n. 1. Place for athletic exercises. 2. School, seminary, academy, high-school. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 105 Moby Thesaurus words for "gymnasium": agora, amphitheater, archery ground, arena, athletic field, auditorium, background, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, bear garden, billiard parlor, bowl, bowling alley, bowling green, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, court, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, fairway, family room, fencing school, field, floor, football field, forum, game room, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, gridiron, ground, gym, hall, hippodrome, ice rink, infield, links, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, outfield, oval, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, putting green, racecourse, racket court, range, rec room, recreation room, ring, rink, rumpus room, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, site, skating rink, soccer field, sphere, squared circle, squash court, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, stretch, tennis court, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, track, turf, walk, wrestling ring, wrestling school |
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