An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
GYMNASIUM
gymnasium, gym
(noun) athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gymnasium (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums)
(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
(historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
Synonyms
• (large room or building for indoor sports): gym
• (type of secondary school): prep school, college prep school
Source: Wiktionary
Gym*na"si*um n.; pl. E. Gymnasiums, L. Gymnasia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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