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Definition of: palestra
(pə·les′trə) noun plural ·trae (-trē)
1. In ancient Greece, a school of athletics; also, the wrestling court in a public gymnasium; hence, any school for youth.
2. A gymnasium. Also spelled palaestra. [<L palaestra <Gk. palaistra <palaiein wrestle]
—pa·les′tral, pa·les′tri·an adjective
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