gymnasium, gym
(noun) athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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