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Pugilism

//ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fighting with fists. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    fighting with the fists wordnet

Etymology

From Latin pugil (“fist”) + -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.

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