athletics
See also: Athletics
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /æθˈlɛtɪks/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom athletic: see -ics. Probably formed on the model of gymnastics.[1]
Noun
editathletics pl (plural only)
- (sports, especially British) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
- (sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
- 2009 January 17, William C. Rhoden, “University Sells Itself During Playoffs”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
edit(chiefly Britain) a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking
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(chiefly US) physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill
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Etymology 2
editNoun
editathletics
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “athletics (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.