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gymnastic

/d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
gym-nas-tic
IPA
/d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to gymnastics.

adj

Of or pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools).

noun

A gymnast.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gymnastick (alternative, obsolete) gymnastics (plural)

Derived Forms

gymnastically hydrogymnastic nongymnastic swimnastic ungymnastic

Synonyms

acrobatic athletic

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic enthusiastic drastic sarcastic elastic scholastic stochastic monastic dynastic spastic bombastic

Questions

How do you pronounce gymnastic?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/.
What does gymnastic mean?
Of or pertaining to gymnastics.
Where does gymnastic come from?
Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic.

How to pronounce gymnastic

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