Gymnasium Definition

jĭm-nāzē-əm
gymnasia, gymnasiums
noun
gymnasiums
A room or building equipped for physical training and athletic games and sports.
Webster's New World
In Germany and some other European countries, a secondary school for students preparing to enter a university.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gymnasium

Noun

Singular:
gymnasium
Plural:
gymnasia, gymnasiums

Origin of Gymnasium

  • Latin school from Greek gumnasion from gumnazein to exercise naked from gumnos naked nogw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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