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Latin
Etymology
From palaestricus (“of or pertaining to the palaestra”), from Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
palaestricē (not comparable)
- In the manner of the palaestra.
Synonyms
References
- “palaestrice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “palaestrice”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- palaestrice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.