TOP

Definition of Pilates noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Pilates

noun
 
/pɪˈlɑːtiːz/
 
/pɪˈlɑːtiːz/
[uncountable]
jump to other results
  1. a system of stretching and pushing exercises using special equipment, which help make your muscles stronger and make you able to bend parts of your body more easily
    Word Origin1960s: named after the German physical fitness specialist Joseph Pilates (1880–1967), who devised the system.
See Pilates in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
halfway
adverb
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
C1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day