palaestra

pa·laes·tra

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puh-les-truh]
- /pəˈlɛs trə/
- /pə.ˈle.strə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-les-truh]
- /pəˈlɛs trə/

Definitions of palaestra word

noun plural palaestra Greek Antiquity. palestra. 1
noun plural palaestra a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics. 1
noun palaestra (in ancient Greece or Rome) a public place devoted to the training of athletes 0
abbreviation PALAESTRA palestra 0

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Origin of palaestra

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English palestre < Latin palaestra a wrestling school, place of exercise < Greek palaístra, equivalent to palais-, variant stem of palaíein to wrestle + -tra feminine noun suffix of place

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Parts of speech for Palaestra

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Palaestra

palaestra popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

palaestra usage trend in Literature

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