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gymnastics

[jim-nas-tiks]

noun

  1. (used with a plural verb)gymnastic exercises.

  2. (used with a singular verb)the practice art, or competitive sport of gymnastic exercises.

  3. (used with a plural verb)mental feats or other exercises of skill.

    Verbal gymnastics.



gymnastics

/ ɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) practice or training in exercises that develop physical strength and agility or mental capacity

  2. (functioning as plural) gymnastic exercises

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnastics1

First recorded in 1645–55; gymnastic, -ics
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"It was great to have men's and women gymnastics combine. I think the competition worked really well and it's exciting for the future."

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U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton, on oxygen, speaks for the first time since spending several weeks in intensive care with a rare form of pneumonia in the fall.

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From world championships in figure skating and gymnastics, to the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup in 1991 along with 14 Olympics, she has enjoyed a stellar career.

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Oklahoma had won two of the last three gymnastics national championships.

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Rhythmic gymnastics was added Tuesday to the Expo Park cluster at USC’s Galen Center, which will also host badminton.

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does gymnastics mean?

Gymnastics is a sport involving tests and demonstrations of balance, strength, and agility through physical exercises, many of which are performed using special equipment.Skills performed in gymnastics include rhythmic dance, feats of strength and balance, and highly athletic and artistic body movements, such as vaults, flips, twists, and other aerial maneuvers.The gymnastics events at the Summer Olympic Games are widely considered to feature the highest level of international competition. They consist of three separate competitions: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline gymnastics.The most well-known form of gymnastics is artistic gymnastics, and this is the sport that’s most often simply referred to as gymnastics. It includes several different competitive events, including floor exercise, vault, parallel bars, uneven bars, horizontal bar, balance beam, rings, and pommel horseRhythmic gymnastics involves dancelike movements while handling objects such as balls, hoops, and ribbons. Trampoline gymnastics involves performing acrobatics with the aid of a trampoline.Athletes who compete in the sport of gymnastics are called gymnasts.The word gymnastics is also sometimes used in a figurative way to refer to the exercise of skill in some (usually difficult) task or action, as in I bet that took quite a bit of mental gymnastics. Example: In the history of gymnastics, there has never been another gymnast quite like Simone Biles.

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