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noun
1.
(used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus.
2.
(used with a singular verb) the art, practice, or a session of such exercises.
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Calisthenics
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example Sentences
- They come to exercise a newly won right, doing calisthenics in a public spot.
- Always warm up by walking or doing gentle calisthenics before doing intensive exercise or your back exercises.
- The workout began with calisthenics and rope jumping, he said.
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World English Dictionary
| calisthenics (ˌkælɪsˈθɛnɪks) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling (esp US) of callisthenics | |
| calis'thenic | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
calisthenics
1847 (calisthenic is from 1839), formed on model of Fr. callisthenie, from Gk. kallos "beauty" + sthenos "strength" + -ics. Originally, gymnastic exercises suitable for girls and meant to develop the figure and promote graceful movement. The proper Gk., if there was such a
EXPAND word in Gk., would have been *kallistheneia.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
calisthenics cal·is·then·ics (kāl'ĭs-thěn'ĭks)
pl.n.
Gymnastic exercises, such as sit-ups, designed to develop muscular tone and promote physical fitness.
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