Gymnasium

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gymnasium \Gym*na"si*um\ (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[u^]m or
     j[i^]m*n[=a]"zh[i^]*[u^]m; 277) n.; pl. E. {Gymnasiums}
     (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[u^]mz), L. {Gymnasia}
     (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[.a]). [L., fr. Gr. gymna`sion, fr.
     gymna`zein to exercise (naked), fr. gymo`s naked.]
     1. A place or building where athletic exercises are


        performed; a school for gymnastics.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than
              universities.                         --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gymnasium
       n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school
            and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary
            school}, {lyceum}, {lycee}, {middle school}]
       2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
          [syn: {gym}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "gymnasium":
     agora, amphitheater, archery ground, arena, athletic field,
     auditorium, background, badminton court, baseball field,
     basketball court, bear garden, billiard parlor, bowl,
     bowling alley, bowling green, boxing ring, bull ring, campus,
     canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, court,
     cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, fairway,
     family room, fencing school, field, floor, football field, forum,
     game room, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, gridiron, ground,
     gym, hall, hippodrome, ice rink, infield, links, lists, locale,
     marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, outfield, oval, palaestra,
     parade ground, pit, place, platform, playground, playing field,
     playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, precinct, prize ring,
     public square, purlieu, putting green, racecourse, racket court,
     range, rec room, recreation room, ring, rink, rumpus room, scene,
     scene of action, scenery, setting, site, skating rink,
     soccer field, sphere, squared circle, squash court, stadium, stage,
     stage set, stage setting, stretch, tennis court, terrain, theater,
     tilting ground, tiltyard, track, turf, walk, wrestling ring,
     wrestling school