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gymnastics.

A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/UK, US
  1. A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.

    countable · uncountable
    Gymnastics was a significant part of the physical education curriculum.
  2. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.

    countable · uncountable
    His mental gymnastics are legendary.
Where this word comes from

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.

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