Usually (in later use always) in plural and often with the. A public gathering or festival at which… Roman History. A public entertainment at…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle (50) gamea1387 Usually (in later use always) in plural and often with the. A public gathering or festival at which… Roman History. A public entertainment at… sports1535 In plural. An occasion on which people compete in various athletic or other sporting activities. Cf. game, n. 9b. Olympic Games1636 An international competitive sports festival, usually held at four-yearly intervals in different countries and venues. In extended use: any… gymkhana1861 ‘A place of public resort at a station, where the needful facilities for athletics and games of sorts are provided’ (Y.). Hence (esp. in European… meet1893 An organized event at which a number of athletic or other sporting contests are held. Now also: any organized social gathering of a society… sportfest1919 = sportsfest n. at compounds 4b. summer games1928 In plural = Olympic Games, n. 1b. sportsfest1953 a festival of sport; a meeting at which athletics or other competitive sports take place; (also) a piece of sporting entertainment; cf. sportfest n.… Commonwealth Games1954 a sporting and athletic competition held every four years between the member nations of the Commonwealth (sense 6), hosted by a city in one of the… motorkhana1954 A motoring competition designed to test a variety of driving skills, and often comprising a series of events. Cf. gymkhana, n. Subcategories:— specific (20) — in ancient world (20) |
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