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(dis′kəs)

noun pl. discuses or disci

a heavy disk, usually made of metal and wood, that is thrown for distance as a test of strength and skill
the throwing of the discus as a field event in track and field meets
in full discus throw

Origin: L < Gr diskos < base of dikein, to throw, akin to deiknynai, to show, point out: see diction

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noun pl. dis·cus·es

Sports
a. A disk, typically wooden or plastic with a metal rim, that is thrown for distance in athletic competitions.
b. A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown.
A small, brilliantly colored South American freshwater fish (Symphysodon discus) that has a disk-shaped body and is popular in home aquariums.
Something resembling a flat circular plate; a disk.
Botany See disk.

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Origin: Latin; see disk

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