gymnasium
noun
gym·na·si·um
sense 1
jim-ˈnā-zē-əm
-zhəm;
sense 2 is usually
gim-ˈnä-zē-əm
plural gymnasiums or gymnasia
sense 1
jim-ˈnā-zē-ə
-zhə;
sense 2 is usually gim-ˈnä-zē-ə
1
a
: a large room used for various indoor sports (such as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatus
b
: a building (as on a college campus) containing space and equipment for various indoor sports activities and usually including spectator accommodations, locker and shower rooms, offices, classrooms, and a swimming pool
2
[German, from Latin, school]
: a European secondary school that prepares students for the university
Examples of gymnasium in a Sentence
since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Fans desperate to get into the gymnasium to see the game broke into the school and a massive crowd rushed down a stairwell, where double doors led to the gym.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
This production — admission is free — takes place in a space dressed up as if for a dance in a school gymnasium.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Built in 1995, the mansion has 15 full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a circular infinity pool, a cigar room, a putting green and a tennis court.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Fans desperate to get into the gymnasium to see the game broke into the school and a massive crowd rushed down a stairwell, where double doors led to the gym.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
This production — admission is free — takes place in a space dressed up as if for a dance in a school gymnasium.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Built in 1995, the mansion has 15 full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a circular infinity pool, a cigar room, a putting green and a tennis court.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gymnasium. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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gymnasium
noun
gym·na·si·um
jim-ˈnā-zē-əm
-zhəm
-zhəm
plural gymnasiums or gymnasia
-zē-ə,
-zhə
: a room or building for sports activities
Etymology
from Latin gymnasium "exercise ground, school," from Greek gymnasion (same meaning), from gymnazein "to exercise naked," from gymnos "naked"
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