PALESTRAE

PALESTRA

palestra, palaestra

(noun) a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

palestrae

plural of palestra

Anagrams

• lapse rate, lapserate, pearl teas

Source: Wiktionary


PALESTRA

Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestræ, E. Palestras. Etym: [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [Written also palæstra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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