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pu⋅gi⋅lism

  [pyoo-juh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.
Origin:
1785–95; < L pugil boxer (akin to pugnus fist, pugnāre to fight; cf. Gk pýx with the fist, pygm boxing) + -ism
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pu·gi·lism   (pyōō'jə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  The skill, practice, and sport of fighting with the fists; boxing.

[From Latin pugil, pugilist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
pu'gi·list n., pu'gi·lis'tic adj.
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