Paralympic

See also: paralympic

English

Etymology

Blend of paraplegic +‎ Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities.[1]

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Paralympic (not comparable)

  1. (sports) Pertaining to the Paralympic Games.
    • 2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.

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  1. ^ “Paralympic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2019; “Paralympic, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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