Paralympicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈlɪmpɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈlɪmpɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paraplegic n., Olympic n.

Etymology: < para- (in paraplegic n.) + -lympic (in Olympic n.).By the beginning of the 21st cent. frequently apprehended as < para- prefix¹ + -lympic (in Olympic n.), as a result of the broadening of the scope of the games.

A. n.

In plural, with the. An international athletic competition, modelled on the Olympic Games, for disabled athletes.Originally for athletes with spinal injury, but later broadened to include other types of disability, the Paralympics take place in the same year as (and now at the same venue as) the Olympics.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific

May games1531

game1636

victorial1657

natal games1728

gathering1828

Olympiad1896

Olympian Games1896

Winter Olympic Games1908

winter game1924

Winter Olympics1924

Olympics1925

spartakiad1928

Winter Olympiad1928

Summer Olympics1931

paraplegic games1953

Paralympics1954

Paralympic Games1955

Special Olympics1968

worlds1984

iron man1985

1954 Bucks Advertiser 6 Aug. 4/1 (caption) The flags of the nations flutter high above Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where paraplegic athletes from all over the world had assembled for the Paralympics.

1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 750/1 Paraplegic games. Also popularly known as the ‘paralympics’ and the ‘wheel-chair Olympics’, this is an annual sports meeting for semi-paralysed competitors.

1986 Swimming Times Sept. 25/2 The England/Wales swimmers have established themselves as the World's best, and the team to beat at the Paralympics in Seoul.

2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment ii. 24 Compete in the wheelchair Olympics, or the Paralympics, to give them their official title.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Paralympics, esp. in Paralympic Games. Cf. paraplegic games n. at paraplegic adj. and n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > series of, as public spectacle

Olympical?a1475

agonal1770

Olympic1905

Paralympic1955

Olympian1976

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific

May games1531

game1636

victorial1657

natal games1728

gathering1828

Olympiad1896

Olympian Games1896

Winter Olympic Games1908

winter game1924

Winter Olympics1924

Olympics1925

spartakiad1928

Winter Olympiad1928

Summer Olympics1931

paraplegic games1953

Paralympics1954

Paralympic Games1955

Special Olympics1968

worlds1984

iron man1985

1955 N.Y. Times 20 July 29/2 Eleven men who work for Pan American World Airways will..fly to the Fourth International Paralympic Games at Aylesbury in Britain.

1988 Times 29 Jan. 34/1 1988 is an Olympic year. It is also, as fewer people will know, a Paralympic year.

1996 Swimming Times May 15 The single below the knee amputee has been the nearly man of Paralympic sports for close to a decade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paralympic
释义	Paralympicn.adj. Brit. /ˌparəˈlɪmpɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈlɪmpɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paraplegic n., Olympic n. Etymology: < para- (in paraplegic n.) + -lympic (in Olympic n.).By the beginning of the 21st cent. frequently apprehended as < para- prefix¹ + -lympic (in Olympic n.), as a result of the broadening of the scope of the games. A. n. In plural, with the. An international athletic competition, modelled on the Olympic Games, for disabled athletes.Originally for athletes with spinal injury, but later broadened to include other types of disability, the Paralympics take place in the same year as (and now at the same venue as) the Olympics. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific May games1531 game1636 victorial1657 natal games1728 gathering1828 Olympiad1896 Olympian Games1896 Winter Olympic Games1908 winter game1924 Winter Olympics1924 Olympics1925 spartakiad1928 Winter Olympiad1928 Summer Olympics1931 paraplegic games1953 Paralympics1954 Paralympic Games1955 Special Olympics1968 worlds1984 iron man1985 1954 Bucks Advertiser 6 Aug. 4/1 (caption) The flags of the nations flutter high above Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where paraplegic athletes from all over the world had assembled for the Paralympics. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 750/1 Paraplegic games. Also popularly known as the ‘paralympics’ and the ‘wheel-chair Olympics’, this is an annual sports meeting for semi-paralysed competitors. 1986 Swimming Times Sept. 25/2 The England/Wales swimmers have established themselves as the World's best, and the team to beat at the Paralympics in Seoul. 2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment ii. 24 Compete in the wheelchair Olympics, or the Paralympics, to give them their official title. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Paralympics, esp. in Paralympic Games. Cf. paraplegic games n. at paraplegic adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > series of, as public spectacle Olympical?a1475 agonal1770 Olympic1905 Paralympic1955 Olympian1976 society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > specific May games1531 game1636 victorial1657 natal games1728 gathering1828 Olympiad1896 Olympian Games1896 Winter Olympic Games1908 winter game1924 Winter Olympics1924 Olympics1925 spartakiad1928 Winter Olympiad1928 Summer Olympics1931 paraplegic games1953 Paralympics1954 Paralympic Games1955 Special Olympics1968 worlds1984 iron man1985 1955 N.Y. Times 20 July 29/2 Eleven men who work for Pan American World Airways will..fly to the Fourth International Paralympic Games at Aylesbury in Britain. 1988 Times 29 Jan. 34/1 1988 is an Olympic year. It is also, as fewer people will know, a Paralympic year. 1996 Swimming Times May 15 The single below the knee amputee has been the nearly man of Paralympic sports for close to a decade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1954
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