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athletics

noun
/æθˈlɛtɪks/

Etymology

From athletic: see -ics. Probably formed on the model of gymnastics.

  1. borrowed from アスレチック — “obstacle course”
  2. derived from ἀθλητικός
  3. borrowed from āthlēticus
  4. borrowed from athletique
  5. formed as athletics — “athletic + -s”

Definitions

  1. A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and…

    A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.

  2. Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

    • The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence.

  3. plural of athletic

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia…

      The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.

    2. Nickname for many athletic teams whose full name includes "Athletics".

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Derived

athleisurewear, cyberathletics, Mathletics, para-athletics

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at athletics. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at athletics. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at athletics

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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