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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.

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RELATED WORDS

athletics, PE, calisthenics

Nearby words

  1. gymnasia,
  2. gymnasiarch,
  3. gymnasiast,
  4. gymnasium,
  5. gymnast,
  6. gymnastics,
  7. gymno-,
  8. gymnocarpous,
  9. gymnodinium,
  10. gymnogynous
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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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

gymnastic

adj.

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

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