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 gym·na·si·um /||ʤɪmˈneziəm, ʒəm; ||gɪmˈnɑziəm/
 體育館,健身房

 Gym·na·si·um n.; pl. E.  Gymnasiums L. Gymnasia
 1. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
 2. A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.
    More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities.   --Hallam.
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 Gymnasium
      n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school
           and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary
           school, lyceum, lycee, middle school]
      2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
         [syn: gym]