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gymnasium

1

[ jim-ney-zee-uhm ]

noun

plural gymnasiums, gymnasia
  1. a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
  2. a place where Greek youths met for exercise and discussion.


gymnasium

2

[ gim-nah-zee-uhm ]

noun

plural gymnasiums, gymnasia
  1. (often initial capital letter) (in continental Europe, especially Germany) a classical school preparatory to the universities.

gymnasium

/ »åÏôɪ³¾Ëˆ²Ô±ðɪ³úɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training
  2. (in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gymnasium1

1590–1600; < Latin: a public school for gymnastics < Greek ²µ²â³¾²Ôá²õ¾±´Ç²Ô gymnastic school (derivative of ²µ²â³¾²Ôá³ú±ð¾±²Ô to train in the nude

Origin of gymnasium2

1685–95; < German; special use of gymnasium 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gymnasium1

C16: from Latin: school for gymnastics, from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein to exercise naked, from gumnos naked
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The main gymnasium floor is covered in rubble and the exterior of the building has large portions of its siding barely hanging onto its frame.

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A registered nurse administers the COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of a woman at the Corona High School gymnasium in the Riverside County city of Corona, California on January 15, 2021.

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Once a high school with more than 2,000 students, the latest enrollment figure has 421 students, which isn’t enough to fill bleachers in the gymnasium.

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Local police initially said the suspect - an 18-year-old student of the gymnasium - was on the run and urged people not to approach him.

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It’s why his eyes brightened and his smile widened when, while visiting Jefferson’s campus recently, the old gymnasium doors swung open.

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