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callisthenics

[ kal-uhs-then-iks ]

noun

  1. (used with a singular or plural verb) calisthenics.


callisthenics

/ ˌkælɪsˈθɛnɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as plural light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
  2. functioning as singular the practice of callisthenic exercises
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌcallisˈthenic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • callis·thenic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of callisthenics1

C19: from calli- + Greek sthenos strength
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Example Sentences

There they performed the slow callisthenics of Muslim devotion, kneeling on scraps of newspaper or on the damp concrete while passers-by slalomed between them.

He recalls one older patient doing callisthenics to show he was getting better.

It began with charitable aims but always carried quasi-military overtones as men in brown shorts performed dawn callisthenics.

He was flexing his arms and legs in a series of complicated callisthenics.

An ice hockey team headed to Finland did callisthenics drills to pass the time while waiting for JFK International Airport to reopen.

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