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gymnastics

gym·nas·tics

UK/d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ US/dʒɪˈmnæstɪks/ fairly common

noun

1.

a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility

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Origin

From gymnastic: see -ics; from Latin gymnasticus, from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós), from γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “athlete, gymnast”), from γῠμνᾰ́ζω (gŭmnắzō, “to train, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ics.

Phrases

  • acrobatic gymnastics
  • artistic gymnastics
  • gymnastics chalk
  • mental gymnastics
  • rhythmic gymnastics

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