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Definition of Athletic competition
1. Noun. A contest between athletes.
Generic synonyms: Competition, Contest
Specialized synonyms: Decathlon, Olympiad, Olympic Games, Olympics, Special Olympics, Prelim, Preliminary, Pentathlon, Meet, Sports Meeting, Hop-step-and-jump, Triple Jump, Tug-of-war
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athletic Competition
Literary usage of Athletic competition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Athletic Training by Michael C. Murphy (1914)
"I have continually been asked by parents and teachers in the lower grades just
how much and how severe athletic competition they should allow a growing boy. ..."
2. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1920)
"athletic competition and Play. athletic competition and play, both during and
after school hours, should engage all pupils, and should be in the hands of ..."
3. The History and Pedagogy of American Student Societies by Henry Davidson Sheldon (1901)
"Of all the forms of intercollegiate athletic competition it is the least extended
and is practically confined to six or seven institutions of the first rank ..."
4. Proceedings of the ... Annual Playground Congress and ... Year Book by Playground Association of America (1909)
"The serious question underlying this whole matter of athletic competition on the
part of school boys has been constantly and carefully considered by the ..."
5. Student Life and Customs by Henry Davidson Sheldon (1901)
"Of all the forms of intercollegiate athletic competition it is the least extended
and is practically confined to six or seven institutions of the first rank ..."
6. Education in the United States of America: Pts. 1-[2] Presented to Both by Great Britain Board of Education (1902)
"In most American schools of any size the class or form is the chief social unit,
and the centre of athletic competition. On the other hand, in most English ..."
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