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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ath-let-iks |
| Phonetic Transcription : æθˈlɛt ɪks |
Définition of athletics
Origin :- c.1730, from athletic; also see -ics. Probably formed on model of gymnastics.
- noun sports
- Walter hated books and studying, and athletics, too, for that matter.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- It's the thing to be alive in athletics and a dub in everything else.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Rowing is now a form of athletics at every college where facilities permit.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- My son held that brain as well as muscle was needed in athletics.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- He participated in every phase of school life and was devoted to athletics.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- Nothing but athletics has succeeded in doing this sort of work in England.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- And I understand that athletics have also been much practiced.
- Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- The great desire of every boy who could hope to do so was to excel in athletics.
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
- Indeed, athletics in some form occupied every moment of my spare time.
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
- These stories are rich in fun and thrills in all branches of sports and athletics.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
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