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conistra
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conistra, n. [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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