boxing
Origin of pugilism
Classical Latin pugil, boxer, pugilist, akin to pugnare, to fight (see pugnacious) + -ismpugilism
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pugilism
noun
The skill, practice, and sport of fighting with the fists; boxing.
Origin of pugilism
From Latin pugil pugilist ; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- pu′gi·list
noun
- pu′gi·lis′tic
adjective
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Usage notes
A rather fancy term, and may be considered pretentious. The simpler term boxing is much more common.
Origin
1791, from Latin pugil (“fist") +"Ž -ism, related to pugnus (“fist"), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer") (1790).
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