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Definition: Conistra
Conistra
\Co*nis"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? dust.] (Greek
Antiq.)
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.
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