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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFeatherweight
/ˈfɛð.ər.weɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A weight class in certain sports, especially boxing, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts, intermediate between bantamweight and lightweight.
"He decided to drop a division and compete as a featherweight."
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Extremely light in weight, or of very little importance, influence, or power.
"The new laptop model features a featherweight design that fits easily into a folder."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound of 'feather', derived from Old English 'feðer' (from Proto-Germanic *fiþrō), and 'weight', from Old English 'wiht' or 'wēge' meaning a heavy body or burden. Originally coined in the 19th century within the context of combat sports to describe the lightest class of competitors, the term has since evolved to metaphorically describe anything exceptionally light in weight or significance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Featherweight" is said worldwide
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poids plume
Transliteration: pwa plum
"Le boxeur a combattu dans la catégorie des poids plume."
Federgewicht
Transliteration: ˈfeːdɐɡəˌvɪçt
"Der Athlet kämpft erfolgreich im Federgewicht."
peso piuma
Transliteration: ˈpe.zo ˈpju.ma
"Il campione ha difeso il titolo nella categoria peso piuma."
peso pluma
Transliteration: ˈpeso ˈpluma
"El luchador es el nuevo campeón mundial de peso pluma."
peso-pena
Transliteration: ˈpezu ˈpẽnɐ
"Ele compete na categoria de peso-pena."
फेंदरवेट
Transliteration: featherweight
"वह एक पेशेवर फेंदरवेट मुक्केबाज है।"
羽量级
Transliteration: yǔ liàng jí
"他赢得了羽量级拳击比赛的冠军。"
페더급
Transliteration: pedeogeup
"그 선수는 페더급에서 챔피언에 올랐다."
フェザー級
Transliteration: fezā-kyū
"彼はフェザー級のチャンピオンです。"
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