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athletics
noun
track and field
noun
athletic
adjective
Paralympics
noun
the Amateur Athletic Association
the Three As
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Definition of
athletics noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
athletics
noun
æθˈletɪks
æθˈletɪks
[
uncountable
]
1
(
British English
)
(
North American English
track and field
)
sports that people compete in, such as running and jumping
2
(
North American English
)
any sports that people compete in
students involved in all forms of college athletics
æθˈletɪks
æθˈletɪks