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noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
noun a disk used in throwing competitions
origin1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.
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