/dʒɪm/
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Translation
A building or room where people go to do exercise and get strong.
Word origin
A short form of gymnasium, from Greek gymnasion, the place where athletes in ancient Greece trained.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- gymnasion
- English cognates
- gymnasium, gymnastics
Grammar
Gender
Pluralgyms
Examples
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"Go to the gym" means go there to do exercise.
sports .
A school gym is a large room used for sport and exercise.
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"Gyms" is the plural, meaning more than one gym.
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