Paralympic
See also: paralympic
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpɪk/, /ˌpɛ-/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧lymp‧ic
Adjective edit
Paralympic (not comparable)
- (sports) Pertaining to the Paralympic Games.
Alternative forms edit
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
pertaining to the Paralympic Games
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References edit
- ^ “Paralympic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2019; “Paralympic, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading edit
- Paralympic Games on Wikipedia.Wikipedia