Athletics Definition

ăth-lĕtĭks
noun
Activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill and stamina.
American Heritage
Sports, games, exercises, etc. requiring physical strength, skill, stamina, speed, etc.
Webster's New World
The principles or system of training and practice for such activities.
American Heritage

Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

Wiktionary

A group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

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pronoun
(baseball) The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.
Wiktionary
(US, sports) Nickname for many athletic teams whose full name includes "Athletics".
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Origin of Athletics

  • From athlete +‎ -ics.

    From Wiktionary

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