pugilism

  • 1pugilism — PUGILÍSM s.m. (Sport) Box. – Din engl. pugilism. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 25.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  PUGILÍSM s. v. box. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  pugilísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …

    Dicționar Român

  • 2Pugilism — Pu gil*ism, n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to pugnus the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.] The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3pugilism — 1791, from L. pugil boxer, related to pugnus fist (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)) + ISM (Cf. ism). Pugilation fighting with fists, now obsolete, is recorded from 1650s …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4pugilism — [pyo͞o′jə liz΄əm] n. [L pugil, boxer, pugilist, akin to pugnare, to fight (see PUGNACIOUS) + ISM] BOXING1 pugilist n. pugilistic adj …

    English World dictionary

  • 5pugilism — pugilist ► NOUN dated or humorous ▪ a boxer. DERIVATIVES pugilism noun pugilistic adjective. ORIGIN from Latin pugil boxer …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6pugilism — noun Etymology: Latin pugil boxer; akin to Latin pugnus fist more at pungent Date: 1791 boxing I • pugilistic adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7pugilism — /pyooh jeuh liz euhm/, n. the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing. [1785 95; < L pugil boxer (akin to pugnus fist, pugnare to fight; cf. Gk pýx with the fist, pygmé boxing) + ISM] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8pugilism — noun fighting with fists, boxing …

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  • 9pugilísm — s. n …

    Romanian orthography

  • 10pugilism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. boxing, fisticuffs. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boxing, fighting, sparring, fisticuffs; see boxing , sport 3 …

    English dictionary for students

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