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What is a palaestra?

What is a palaestra? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium. [from 15th c.]
  2. An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield. [from 15th c.]
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The theatre, the amphitheatre and a big palaestra for the young people were restored.
Originally there was no communication between the women's baths and the palaestra.
And at that moment all the people in the palaestra crowded about us, and, O rare!
Leave the forum, the palaestra, the race-course, and gymnasium?
This piece of masonry, 7.3 m. high, formed part of the palaestra of the public baths, the plan of which is laid out in front of the Museum.
Sceparnio, looking off-stage, spies Ampelisca and palaestra tossed about in a boat.

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