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Athletics

//æθˈlɛtɪks// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.
  2. 2
    Nickname for many athletic teams whose full name includes "Athletics". US
Noun
  1. 1
    A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking. British, especially, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    plural of athletic form-of, plural
  3. 3
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition wordnet
  4. 4
    Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill. US, especially, plural, plural-only

    "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."

  5. 5
    participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity wordnet
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  1. 6
    a contest between athletes wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From athletic + -s.

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