gymnasium
/dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/jim-NAY-zee-uhm
/dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/jim-NAY-zee-uhm
Meaninga place for exercising unclad
Common meaning: a hall for exercise
- gymnnaked, uncladLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 319 · scan
- asiumGreek noun ending (-asion): a place for
Journey through time
- Greekγυμνός‘naked, unclad’
- Latingymnasium
- Englishgymnasium‘a hall for exercise’ · today
gymn also in: gymnast
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek γυμνός ‘naked, unclad’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry γυμνός, p. 319 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γυμνός Greek “naked, unclad”
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