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Deaflympics

UK/dɛfˈlɪmpɪks/

Deaflympics proper noun: a sports competition held every two years for deaf people.

Proper noun

Deaflympics

  1. A sports competition held every two years for deaf people.

Origin of Deaflympics

Blend of deaf + Olympics, itself from Olympic + -s.

Words formed from Deaflympics

Questions about Deaflympics

What does Deaflympics mean?
Deaflympics means a sports competition held every two years for deaf people.
What part of speech is Deaflympics?
Deaflympics is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Deaflympics?
Deaflympics is pronounced /dɛfˈlɪmpɪks/ (UK).

Words near Deaflympics in the dictionary

  1. deafisms
  2. deafly
  3. Deaflympian
  4. Deaflympians
  5. Deaflympic
  6. Deaflympics
  7. deafmute
  8. deafmutes
  9. deafmutism
  10. deafmutisms
  11. deafness

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