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Added 9 October 2026

gymnasium

/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/ noun

Latin root: gymnasium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gymnasium at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large room or building for indoor sports.
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

Origin

From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.

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