01 n. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
pl.
Gymnasiums, Gymnasia ((jĭm*nā"zĭ*ŭmz))
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1.
A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
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2.
A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.“More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities.” — Hallam.