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discus
noun dis·cus \ˈdis-kəs\
: a heavy flat round object that people throw as far as they can as a sport
the discus : an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a discus farther than everyone else
plural dis·cus·es
Full Definition of DISCUS
: a heavy disk (as of wood or plastic) that is thicker in the center than at the perimeter and that is hurled for distance as a track-and-field event; also : the event
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Origin of DISCUS
Latin — more at dish
First Known Use: 1656
DISCI- Defined for Kids
discus
noun dis·cus \ˈdi-skəs\
plural dis·cus·es
Definition of DISCUS for Kids
: an object that is shaped like a disk and hurled for distance in a track-and-field event
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discus
noun dis·cus \ˈdis-kəs\
plural dis·ci \-ˌkī, -kē\
Medical Definition of DISCUS
: any of various rounded and flattened anatomical structures
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