gymnasium

C2+ Topic:House & Home

US /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/ UK /dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a room or building equipped for physical exercise or sports

The school gymnasium doubled as an auditorium for assemblies.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a room or building equipped... gym palaestrafitness center

Word family

Related forms gymnast gymnastic gymnastics

Etymology

From Latin gymnasium ('exercise ground, school'), from Ancient Greek gymnásion, from gymnázein ('to exercise, train naked'), from gymnós ('naked').

gymnasium Latin gymnásion Ancient Greek gymnós Ancient Greek

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# gymnasium

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/
**IPA (UK):** /dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm/

## Meanings
1. a room or building equipped for physical exercise or sports

## Examples
- The school gymnasium doubled as an auditorium for assemblies.

## Synonyms
- gym
- palaestra
- fitness center

## Related Forms
- gymnast
- gymnastic
- gymnastics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gymnasium
- Root: gymnásion
- Root: gymnós

## Etymology
From Latin gymnasium ('exercise ground, school'), from Ancient Greek gymnásion, from gymnázein ('to exercise, train naked'), from gymnós ('naked').

## AI Etymology
Gymnasium comes from Latin gymnasium ('exercise ground, school'), from Ancient Greek gymnásion, from gymnázein ('to exercise, train naked'), from gymnós ('naked'). The etymological trail includes Latin gymnasium, Ancient Greek gymnásion, and Ancient Greek gymnós. As a noun, gymnasium names a room or building equipped for physical exercise or sports. The same family is visible in related forms such as gymnast, gymnastic, and gymnastics.

## Topics
- House & Home

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