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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgimnasia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ximˈnasja
"La gimnasia es un deporte muy completo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sport involving the performance of systematic physical exercises requiring strength, flexibility, balance, and control.
"She has been practicing gymnastics since she was six years old and now competes at the national level." - 2
Physical exercises designed to develop and display bodily strength and agility.
"The physical education curriculum includes basic gymnastics to improve student coordination."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'gymnastikos', meaning 'fond of or skilled in athletic exercise', which comes from 'gymnazein' ('to exercise naked', as Greek youths exercised without clothing in the gymnasium). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, originally denoting physical exercises in general before narrowing to modern acrobatic and apparatus disciplines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gymnastics" is said worldwide
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gymnastique
Transliteration: ʒim.nas.tik
"Elle fait de la gymnastique tous les soirs."
Gymnastik
Transliteration: ɡʏmˈnastɪk
"Gymnastik hält den Körper fit und beweglich."
ginnastica
Transliteration: dʒinˈnas.ti.ka
"La ginnastica artistica richiede molta disciplina."
gimnasia
Transliteration: ximˈnasja
"La gimnasia es un deporte muy completo."
ginástica
Transliteration: ʒiˈnas.ti.kɐ
"Ela ganhou a medalha de ouro na ginástica."
जिम्नास्टिक्स
Transliteration: jimnāstiks
"वह पिछले दस सालों से जिम्नास्टिक्स कर रही है।"
体操
Transliteration: tǐcāo
"体操运动员需要极好的平衡力。"
체조
Transliteration: chejo
"그녀는 올림픽에서 체조 금메달을 땄습니다."
体操
Transliteration: taisō
"彼女は毎日体操の練習をしています。"
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