Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A public place in ancient Greece for training and practice in wrestling and other athletics.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek antiquity:
- noun A public place appropriated to exercises, under official direction, in wrestling and athletics, intended especially for the benefit of athletes training to contend in the public games.
- noun Wrestling and athletics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general.
- noun A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
palaestra .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Suppose a man to have been trained in the palestra and to be a skilful boxer-he in the fulness of his strength goes and strikes his father or mother or one of his familiars or friends; but that is no reason why the trainers or fencing-masters should be held in detestation or banished from the city-surely not.
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Mi sono iscritta in palestra e domani comincio a seguire un corso - prossimamente potro' raccontare delle mie avventure nel mondo del cardio-kickboxing *sorriso malefico* La mia amica Sam mi ha mandato della bella lana e ora non ho scuse per non cominciare a lavorare a maglia, ho comprato anche i ferri e sono pronta per imparare!
Chirpiness Ra 2009
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Mi sono iscritta in palestra e domani comincio a seguire un corso - prossimamente potro' raccontare delle mie avventure nel mondo del cardio-kickboxing *sorriso malefico* La mia amica Sam mi ha mandato della bella lana e ora non ho scuse per non cominciare a lavorare a maglia, ho comprato anche i ferri e sono pronta per imparare!
Archive 2009-01-01 Ra 2009
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The 24-Karat-Gold Facial is available in London at Harrods ($470; harrods. com), at the Raffles Dubai hotel ($380; dubai. raffles.com), in Moscow at Spa Palestra ($770; palestra. ru) and in the U.S. at the Veronica Skin & Body Care Center in Malibu, California ($400; veronicaskincare. com).
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~ Ho scoperto che in paese c'e' una palestra, e una piscina, dove si fa aqua gym, quindi non sono condannata ad allargarmi a dismisura causa eccessivo consumo di schifezze americane
Retro awesomeness Ra 2008
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~ Ho scoperto che in paese c'e' una palestra, e una piscina, dove si fa aqua gym, quindi non sono condannata ad allargarmi a dismisura causa eccessivo consumo di schifezze americane
Archive 2008-11-01 Ra 2008
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They seized children, adults, and mostly those who were engaged in the exercises of the palestra and gymnasium, but seldom attacked women.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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And there is nothing to prevent a person from placing a foot on the hump, and supporting his weight on it, and making gentle pressure; one of the men who is practiced in the palestra would be a proper person for doing this in a suitable manner.
On The Articulations 2007
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These methods of reduction are all of easy application in the palestra, as they can all be performed without instruments, but they also be used elsewhere.
On The Articulations 2007
hernesheir commented on the word palestra
The historic 9,000 seat gym/arena at the University of Pennsylvania, where the first NCAA championship was played in 1939.
September 10, 2009
reesetee commented on the word palestra
Or, you know, what WeirdNet says. ;-)
September 10, 2009
john commented on the word palestra
Or possibly a new fat substitute.
September 10, 2009
reesetee commented on the word palestra
Haha! That's exactly what I think whenever someone mentions the Palestra in Philly.
September 10, 2009