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Noun: gymnastics  jim'nas-tiks
  1. A sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
    "Her gymnastics routine on the balance beam was flawless";
    - gymnastic exercise
     
  2. Complex intellectual or artistic activity, or feats of physical agility
    "The lawyer's mental gymnastics impressed the jury"

Type of: athletics, sport

Encyclopedia: Gymnastics