1) Architectural element
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[architectural term] Xystus was the Greek architectural term for the covered portico of the gymnasium, in which the exercises took place during the winter or in rainy weather, etc. The Romans applied the term to the garden walk in front of the porticoes, which was divided into flower beds with borders of box, and to a promenade between rows...
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covered walkway for exercises
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• (n.) A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather.
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Tree-lined walk
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xystus 1. A long and open portico for athletic exercises in Greek and Roman antiquity. 2. A covered portico or gallery where the athletes exercised in the winter. A reference to 'a polished course' or 'a race'; 'to scrape, to scratch, to polish'; so called in allusion to the polished floor of the portico. —Dr. Ernest Klein, A Comprehensive Etym...
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(Latin) a walkway decorated with trees or a walk through a colonnade.
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