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para-athletics

para-athletics noun: the disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).

Noun

para-athletics (uncountable)

  1. The disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).
    Synonyms:
    para track and field, disability track and field, disabled track and field, paralympic track and field, paralympic athletics, disability athletics, disabled athletics
  2. Disability-adapted form of sport (“athletics”)
    Synonyms:
    parasport, paralympic sport, disabled sport, disability sport, parasports, paralympic sports, disabled sports, disability sports

Synonyms of para-athletics

  • para track and field
  • disability track and field
  • disabled track and field
  • paralympic track and field
  • paralympic athletics
  • disability athletics
  • disabled athletics
  • parasport
  • paralympic sport
  • disabled sport
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Forms of para-athletics

alternative formparathletics
alternative formparaathletics
alternative formpara athletics

Origin of para-athletics

From para- + athletics.

Questions about para-athletics

What does para-athletics mean?
Para-athletics means the disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).
What part of speech is para-athletics?
Para-athletics is a noun.

Words near para-athletics in the dictionary

  1. para-articularly
  2. para-astronaut
  3. para-astronauts
  4. para-athlete
  5. para-athletes
  6. para-athletics
  7. para-autochthonous
  8. para-badminton
  9. para-biathlon
  10. para-communism
  11. para-dressage

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