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DISCUS (disci)

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Irregular inflected form: disci  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does discus mean? 

DISCUS (noun)
  The noun DISCUS has 2 senses:

1. an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possibleplay

2. a disk used in throwing competitionsplay

  Familiarity information: DISCUS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISCUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("discus" is a kind of...):

field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A disk used in throwing competitions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

discus; saucer

Hypernyms ("discus" is a kind of...):

disc; disk (a flat circular plate)

sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)


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