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gymnasium

gym.na.si.um \in sense 1 jim-'na--ze--*m, in sense 2 gim-'na:-ze--*m\ 
   \-ze--*\ n or gym.na.si.ums or gym.na.sia [L, exercise ground, school, fr. 
   Gk gymnasion, fr. gymnazein to exe] pl rcise naked, fr. gymnos 1: a room or 
   building for sports activities  2: a German secondary school designed to 
   prepare students for the universit y