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1physical exercises that develop and show the body's strength and ability to move and bend easily, often done as a sport in competitions a gymnastics competition
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- 2(figurative) mental/verbal gymnastics (= quick or intelligent thinking or use of words)
adjective [only before noun]See gymnastics in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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