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Palestra
Pa-les′tra
,Noun.
pl. L.
Palestræ
(#)
, E. Palestras
(#)
. [NL., fr. L.
palaestra
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to wrestle.] [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.