PARALYMPICS


Meaning of PARALYMPICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-rə-ˈlim-piks ]

noun plural

Etymology: para plegic + O lympics

Date: 1953

: a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games — called also Paralympic Games

• Para·lym·pi·an -pē-ən noun

• Para·lym·pic -pik adjective

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