calisthenics
or cal·lis·then·ics
[kal-uh s-then-iks]
- (used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus.
- (used with a singular verb) the art, practice, or a session of such exercises.
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Origin of calisthenics
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Contemporary Examples
Meanwhile, CrossFit has taken the relatively solitary world of weightlifting and calisthenics and spun a communitarian dreamland.
Teachers led them in brisk, mostly stationary, calisthenics.
We were still required to do all the runs and PT (calisthenics, obstacle course, and so on).
Historical Examples
The extensive system of calisthenics gives to the body suppleness.
In the schools not so equipped the physical work is confined to calisthenics.
The New EducationScott Nearing
Now, Van Twiller was an enthusiast on the subject of calisthenics.
Mademoiselle Olympe ZabriskiThomas Bailey Aldrich
This was not as with us, but more of the form of calisthenics.
The Historical ChildOscar Chrisman
I wish them to be thoroughly taught, especially music and calisthenics.
calisthenics
- a variant spelling (esp US) of callisthenics
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Word Origin and History for calisthenics
n.
1847 (calisthenic (adj.) is from 1839), formed on model of French callisthenie, from Latinized comb. form of Greek kallos "beauty" + sthenos "strength" + -ics. Originally, gymnastic exercises suitable for girls and meant to develop the figure and promote graceful movement. The proper Greek, if there was such a word in Greek, would have been *kallistheneia.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
calisthenics
(kăl′ĭs-thĕn′ĭks)- Gymnastic exercises, such as sit-ups, designed to develop muscular tone and promote physical fitness.
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