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conisterium.

A room in the ancient palaestra or thermae (baths) where wrestlers, after being anointed with oil, were sprinkled with sand, so as to give them a grip when wrestling.

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɔ.nɪsˈteː.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[ko.nisˈtɛː.ri.um]
  1. A room in the ancient palaestra or thermae (baths) where wrestlers, after being anointed with oil, were sprinkled with sand, so as to give them a grip when wrestling.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek κονιστήριον (konistḗrion, “arena in a wrestling school; place covered in dust”).

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