noun
gymnasium
jihm-NAY-zee-uhm
noun
1
A large room or building equipped for indoor sports and exercise.
"The school assembly was held in the gymnasium."
2
In some European countries, a secondary school that prepares students for university.
"He studied Latin and Greek at a gymnasium in Germany before university."
How to Use Gymnasium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA full building for exercise or sport — the formal version of "gym."
Word Forms
gymnasia plural, gymnasiums plural
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Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Greek gymnasion ("exercise, school"), rooted in gymnos ("naked") — Greek athletes trained without clothes.