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corycomachia.

exercise of athlete with the corycus (heavy punching-bag);

12 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[koː.ry.kɔˈma.kʰi.a]Classical-Latin[ko.ri.koˈmaː.ki.a]
  1. an exercise performed with a leathern ball suspended from the ceiling by a string

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κωρυκομαχία (kōrukomakhía), from κώρυκος (kṓrukos) + -μαχία (-makhía). By surface analysis, cōrycus + -machia.

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