A plural or collective form referring to gymnasia or gymnasiums, or the practice and institutions of gymnastics.
From Greek gymnasia, the plural of gymnasium, with -sia suffix indicating a practice or institution. The word evolved from descriptions of physical training centers in ancient Greece.
This word captures how important athletic training was to Greek society—they had an entire institutional system dedicated to it, and this word was their way of talking about the whole movement.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.