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Gymnasium vs Weightlifting - What's the difference?

gymnasium | weightlifting |

As nouns the difference between gymnasium and weightlifting

is that gymnasium is grammar school (uk''), prep school (''us'') (''a school used to prepare students for university ) while weightlifting is a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.

gymnasium

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A large room or building for indoor sports.
  • A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

    • Synonyms

    * (type of secondary school) prep school, college prep school

    Related terms

    * gym * gymnastics

    weightlifting

    English

    Alternative forms

    * weight lifting

    Noun

  • A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
  • (sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

    • Synonyms

    * (form of exercise): weight training

    See also

    * powerlifting * (versity)