palaestra (English, noun)
expansion: palaestra (plural palaestras or palaestrae)
Senses:
glosses: A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium.
tags: historical
glosses: An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield.
Forms:
form: palaestras
tags: plural
form: palaestrae
tags: plural
form: palestra
tags: alternative
US
form: palæstra
tags: alternative
dated
form: palaistra
tags: alternative