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Athletics

Meaning

Noun

In Sports:
A group of
activities including
,
,
and racewalking.
In Sports:
Physical activities such as
and
,
and skill.
plural of athletic

Name

The team The Oakland Athletics,
Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.
Nickname for many
whose
includes "Athletics".
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

athletics
English
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-ics
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athlete
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ἀθλητής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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ἀθλέω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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ἆθλος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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