gymnastic

[jim-nas-tik]

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adjective

of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.

Also gym·nas·ti·cal.

Origin of gymnastic

1565–75; < Middle French gymnastique < Latin gymnasticus < Greek gymnastikós, equivalent to gymnáz(ein) (see gymnasium¹) + -tikos -tic

Related formsgym·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·gym·nas·tic, adjective

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Related Words for gymnastic

athletics, PE, calisthenics, gymnastic

Examples from the Web for gymnastic

Contemporary Examples of gymnastic

Check out this compilation of gymnastic wipeouts from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
11 Best Olympic Bloopers
The Daily Beast Video
February 5, 2010

Historical Examples of gymnastic

To remove this should be the primary object in gymnastic training.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
Various
The works he has left on Gymnastic and Music are of such character.
Albert Durer
T. Sturge Moore
What time shall we allow for this second gymnastic training of the soul?
The Republic
Plato
Shall we begin education with music, and go on to gymnastic afterwards?
The Republic
Plato
The education which was assigned to the men was music and gymnastic.
The Republic
Plato

British Dictionary definitions for gymnastic

gymnastic

adjective

of, relating to, like, or involving gymnastics

Derived Formsgymnastically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for gymnastic

adj.

1570s, from Latin gymnasticus, from Greek gynmastikos "fond of or skilled in bodily exercise," from gymnazein "to exercise or train" (see gymnasium).