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palæstra

palæstra

See also: palaestra and Palaestra

English

Noun

palæstra (plural palæstræ)

  1. Archaic spelling of palaestra.
    • 1808 CE, The New and complete American encyclopedia, Volume IV, John Low, page #245:
      6. The palæſtra, properly ſo called, where they practiſed wreſtling, the pugillate, pancratia, and other exerciſes.