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γυμνάσιο — meaning in English

gymnasio

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English meaning

  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • gymnasium noun A large room or building equipped for indoor sports and exercise.

Senses

γυμνάσιο is used for these senses in English:

  • drill An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
  • gymnasium A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
  • junior high school (US) A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. It often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.
  • middle school (schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.

drill — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
  3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
  4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
  5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

gymnasium — full definition

  1. noun A large room or building equipped for indoor sports and exercise.
  2. noun In some European countries, a secondary school that prepares students for university.

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