gymnasium

noun

jim-ˈnā-zē-əm How to pronounce gymnasium (audio)
Definition of gymnasiumnext
as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium

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Recent Examples of gymnasium The high school gymnasium that held the event was packed, though crowds began emptying out about halfway through the 90-minute rally. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Temporarily setting aside her usual day job, Colman modeled alongside a few other familiar faces in the runway show, held in a gymnasium setting. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 On the other side of the field, the entrance to the gymnasium shed was a dark hole. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Centuries later, the German gymnasium became synonymous not with athletics but with intellectual rigor. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gymnasium
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gym
Noun
  • These days, everything from your gym membership to knitting kits seems to have a monthly subscription attached to it.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • During Milan Design Week 2026, the fitness equipment brand celebrated 40 years of Unica, the compact home gym designed by founder, chairman and chief executive officer Nerio Alessandri.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnasium. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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