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Synonyms for gymnastics


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jim-nas-tiks
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪmˈnæs tɪks

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Définition of gymnastics

Origin :
  • 1650s, from gymnastic; also see -ics.
  • noun acrobatic exercise
Example sentences :
  • We employed our spare time in gymnastics, in turning, and in rambles.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But we must not mind the wits; there was a time when they might have laughed at our present gymnastics.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • I should like to explain to you this singular kind of gymnastics.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Every year they shall have contests in music and gymnastics, and in horsemanship, in honour of the dead.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Gymnastics are to be practised chiefly with a view to their use in war.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • A week later he was impudent to the teacher of gymnastics, who whipped him in return.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
  • "If all you want is gymnastics you don't need me," mocked Dick.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
  • If perfectly normal she will report for gymnastics three times a week.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Trade School » by Mary Schenck Woolman
  • Gymnastics is an expression of the cult of the body parallel to that of art.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • The guardians or citizens, who shall study music and gymnastics.
  • Extract from : « History of Education » by Levi Seeley
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