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gymnasia
nounLow
/dʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.ə/Plural form of 'gymnasium', referring to multiple sports halls or athletic facilities.
gymnasiarch
nounVery rare / Archaic
/dʒɪmˈneɪzɪɑːk/An official in ancient Greece who supervised and funded a gymnasium.
gymnasiast
nounC2
/dʒɪmˈneɪ.zɪ.æst/A student at a gymnasium, a secondary school that prepares pupils for university, particularly in continental Europe.
gymnasium
nounB1
/dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm/A large room or building equipped for sports and physical exercise.
gymnast
nounB1
/ˈdʒɪm.næst/A person who is skilled and trained in gymnastics, a sport involving exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, and control.
gymnastics
nounC1
/dʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/A sport involving systematic and often rhythmic physical exercises that develop strength, flexibility, and control, typically performed on apparatus such as bars, beams, and mats.
gymnodinium
nounC2/Highly Specialized
/ˌdʒɪmnə(ʊ)ˈdɪnɪəm/A genus of unicellular, naked (non-thecate), motile dinoflagellates found in marine and fresh water.
gymnoplast
nounObscure/Very Low
/ˈʤɪmnəʊplæst/A plant cell with no cell wall.
gymnosophist
nounVery low
/dʒɪmˈnɒs.ə.fɪst/A member of an ancient Hindu sect of ascetic philosophers who wore little or no clothing.
gymnosperm
nounC2
/ˈdʒɪmnə(ʊ)ˌspɜːm/A seed-producing plant with seeds that are not enclosed within an ovary or fruit; the seeds are 'naked' and often exposed on cones or similar structures.
gymnospore
nounVery Low
/ˈdʒɪmnə(ʊ)ˌspɔː/A naked spore, not enclosed in a protective structure or sporangium.
gympie
nounVery Low
/ˈɡɪmpi/A small city in Queensland, Australia, known historically for gold mining; also, an informal local term for the extremely painful stinging tree (Dendrocnide moroides) native to the same region.
gymslip
nounC1
/ˈdʒɪmslɪp/A sleeveless, pinafore-style tunic, often pleated, historically worn as part of a school uniform by girls in the UK.
gymslip mother
nounLow
/ˈdʒɪmslɪp ˌmʌðə(r)/A young, unmarried mother; specifically, a school-aged girl who becomes pregnant.
gynaeceum
nounVery Low (archaic, historical, botanical technical)
/ˌɡaɪnɪˈsiːəm/The women's quarters in an ancient Greek or Roman house.
gynaecocracy
nounVery Rare / Academic
/ˌɡaɪ.nɪˈkɒk.rə.si/Government by women; female rule or authority over a state or community.
gynaecology
nounC1
/ˌɡaɪ.nɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/The branch of medicine that deals with the health of the female reproductive system and breasts.
gynaecomastia
nounC2
/ˌɡaɪ.niː.kəʊˈmæs.ti.ə/A benign enlargement of breast tissue in males.
gynandromorph
nounVery low
/dʒɪˈnandrə(ʊ)mɔːf/An individual organism (especially an insect) that has both male and female physical characteristics in distinct parts of its body.
gynandry
nounVery Rare
/dʒɪˈnandrɪ/The condition of having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditism.

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