palestra

pa·les·tra

P p

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 palestra word

noun plural palestra a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics. 1
noun palestra in ancient Greece, a public place for exercise in wrestling and athletics 0

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Origin of palestra

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 Palestra

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Palestra

palestra popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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palestra usage trend in Literature

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