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gymnasiarch

(jim nā′zē ärk′)

noun

in ancient Greece, an official who supervised athletic games, contests, and schools

Origin: L gymnasiarchus < Gr gymnasiarchos < gymnasion, gymnasium + -archos, -arch

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