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CIDE DICTIONARY

conistra

CIDE DICTIONARY

conistran. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. dust.].
     Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.  [1913 Webster]

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