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DISCI
DISCUS
discus, saucer
(noun) a disk used in throwing competitions
discus
(noun) an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
Source: WordNet® 3.1
DISCUS
Dis"cus, n.; pl. E. Discuses, L. Disci. Etym: [L. See Disk.]
1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise with the discus.
Note: This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible distance.
2. A disk. See Disk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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