the Paralympics
noun/ðə ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks/
/ðə ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks/
[plural]- an international competition for athletes who have a disability (= a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for somebody to do some things that most other people can do)Topics Sports: other sportsc1, Disabilityc1Word Origin1950s: blend of paraplegic (modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + plēssein ‘to strike’) and Olympics (plural of Olympic).
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