realgymnasium

noun

re·​al·​gym·​na·​si·​um

rā¦äl(ˌ)gim¦näzēəm

plural realgymnasiums

-ēəmz

or realgymnasia

-ēə

: a German secondary school that prepares students for the university, that offers Latin but no Greek, and that typically emphasizes sciences and modern languages compare gymnasium

Word History

Etymology

German, from real objective, practical (from Late Latin realis real, actual) + gymnasium

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