Associations to the word «Gymnasium»

Wiktionary

GYMNASIUM, noun. A large room or building for indoor sports.
GYMNASIUM, noun. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

Dictionary definition

GYMNASIUM, noun. A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12.
GYMNASIUM, noun. Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats