gymnastic
pronunciation
How to pronounce gymnastic in British English:
UK [dʒɪmˈnæstɪk]
How to pronounce gymnastic in American English:
US [dʒɪmˈnæstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- vigorously active
- of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility
Word Origin
- gymnastic (adj.)
- 1570s, "pertaining to athletic exercise," from Latin gymnasticus, from Greek gynmastikos "fond of or skilled in bodily exercise," from gymnazein "to exercise or train" (see gymnasium).
Example
- 1. Jonathan horton and the u.s. men 's gymnastic team earn an unlikely bronze medal
- 2. Foreign journalists saw him for the first time on october 9th at a mass gymnastic performance in a pyongyang stadium .
- 3. And there was our talent show too : I used to do a gymnastic routine and my sister twirled the baton .
- 4. In 2005 , zhang said goodbye to his 18 years of gymnastic life and retired with only tens of thousands of renminbi in compensation .
- 5. More than 20000 participants from all over the world will attend group gymnastic performances over seven days at the non-competitive event taking place every four years . ( Reuters / valentin flauraud )