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gymnastics
(-tiks)
noun
a sport combining tumbling and acrobatic feats, usually done with apparatus such as the parallel bars, the balance beam, etc.
Origin: < gymnastic
See gymnastics in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. (used with a pl. verb) Physical exercises designed to develop and display strength, balance, and agility, especially those performed on or with specialized apparatus.b. (used with a sing. verb) The art or practice of such exercises.
- (used with a pl. verb)a. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises: mental gymnastics.b. Informal Feats of physical agility: had to go through gymnastics to cross the slippery walk.
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