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sportswear

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sports⋅wear

[spawrts-wair, spohrts-]
–noun
1. clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
2. men's or women's clothing consisting of separate pieces, as jackets, trousers, sweaters, skirts, and shirts, that are casually styled and can be worn singly or in various combinations for business and informal activity.

Origin:
1910–15; sports + wear
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sports·wear   (spôrts'wâr', spōrts'-)   
n.  
  1. Clothes designed for comfort and casual wear.

  2. Clothes that are casually styled but acceptable for many business or social occasions.

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