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Meaning of palaestra | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pəˈliːstɹə

Definitions

  1. A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium.
    historical
  2. An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield.

Equivalents

Čeština palestra
Français palestre
Polski palestra

Examples

“Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open⟳ air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

palaetiologist palaetiology palafitte Palafox palagi palagonite

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