Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

martial arts

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
mar-tial arts
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of martial art

noun

Collectively, the traditional East Asian fighting styles, and their derivatives

Etymology

From martial art + -s.

Phrases

martial arts fighter martial arts film martial arts master martial artist mixed martial artist mixed martial arts

Frequently Paired Words

martial artist mixed martial artist mixed martial arts

Questions

What does martial arts mean?
plural of martial art
Where does martial arts come from?
From martial art + -s.

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