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Gymnasium
Gymnasium The Supreme Court gymnasium is a brightly lit, low‐ceilinged white room containing a full basketball court. It is sometimes called the “highest court in the land” because of its location on the top floor of the Supreme Court Building. The space, which also holds exercise equipment, had originally been planned for library expansion but was converted to its present use in the 1940s. A single locker room with shower is adjacent; different hours for its use are assigned for male and female court employees. Basketball games are forbidden while the Court is in session, since the dribbling can be heard in the courtroom directly below.
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KERMIT L. HALL. "Gymnasium." The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. KERMIT L. HALL. "Gymnasium." The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O184-Gymnasium.html KERMIT L. HALL. "Gymnasium." The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O184-Gymnasium.html |
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gymnasium
gym·na·si·um / jimˈnāzēəm/ • n. (pl. -si·ums or -si·a / -zēə/ ) 1. a room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise. 2. / gimˈnäzēˌoŏm/ a school in Germany, Scandinavia, or central Europe that prepares pupils for university entrance. DERIVATIVES: gym·na·si·al / -zēəl/ adj. (in sense 2). ORIGIN: late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein ‘exercise naked,’ from gumnos ‘naked.’ |
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"gymnasium." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gymnasium." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gymnasium.html "gymnasium." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gymnasium.html |
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gymnasium
gymnasium XVI. — L. — Gr. gumnásion, f. gumnázein train, f. gumnós naked.
So gymnast XVI. — F. gymnaste or Gr. gumnastḗs trainer of athletes. gymnastic adj. and sb. XVI (sb. pl. XVII). |
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T. F. HOAD. "gymnasium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "gymnasium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gymnasium.html T. F. HOAD. "gymnasium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gymnasium.html |
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gymnasium
gymnasium (pl. gymnasia). Place for physical exercise and teaching in Ancient Greece, also known as palaestra.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "gymnasium." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "gymnasium." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-gymnasium.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "gymnasium." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-gymnasium.html |
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"gymnasium." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gymnasium." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gymnasium.html "gymnasium." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gymnasium.html |
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