How to pronounce palaestra
American English pronunciation
puh-LES-truh
- IPA
- /pəˈlɛstɹə/
- Syllables
- puh · LES · truh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What palaestra means
A wrestling and training ground in ancient Greece
In a sentence: Young athletes in ancient Greece trained each day at the palaestra.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word for a wrestling school.
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