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paralympic

Syllables: Pa·ra·lymp·icUK/ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpɪk/US/ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpɪk/

paralympic adjective: pertaining to disability sport in general. Also the alternative form of Paralympic.

Adjective (1)

paralympic (not comparable)

  1. (broadly) Pertaining to disability sport in general.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Paralympic

Paralympic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Paralympic Games.
    • At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian

Also used as

paralympic is also the alternative form of Paralympic.

paralympic meaning in Telugu

paralympic in Telugu

పారాలింపిక్, ప్యారాలింపిక్

Forms of paralympic

alternative formParalympic
alternative formparalympic

Origin of paralympic

From Paralympic Games.

Blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities.

Words formed from paralympic

Phrases with paralympic

Questions about paralympic

What does paralympic mean?
Paralympic means pertaining to disability sport in general.
What is paralympic in Telugu?
Paralympic in Telugu is పారాలింపిక్, ప్యారాలింపిక్. See Paralympic meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is paralympic?
Paralympic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce paralympic?
Paralympic is pronounced /ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpɪk/ (UK).

Words near paralympic in the dictionary

  1. paralumbar
  2. Paralympiad
  3. Paralympiads
  4. Paralympian
  5. Paralympians
  6. paralympic
  7. Paralympic Agitos
  8. Paralympic Games
  9. Paralympics
  10. paralysable
  11. paralysant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paralympic (page history and authors); Paralympic (page history and authors); paralympic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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