English Explanatory Dictionary

Gymnopaedia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.

Word forms

Gymnopaedia Gymnopaediae Gymnopaidiai

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι (gumnopaidíai), a plural form whose singular is from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + παιδεία (paideía, “youth”).

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