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martial art
noun
: any one of several forms of fighting and self-defense (such as karate and judo) that are widely practiced as sports
Full Definition of MARTIAL ART
: any of several arts of combat and self defense (as karate and judo) that are widely practiced as sport
— martial artist noun
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First Known Use of MARTIAL ART
1928
Rhymes with MARTIAL ART
à la carte, anti-art, applecart, beauty part, bleeding heart, Bonaparte, counterpart, egg and dart, fall apart, flying start, for one's part, heart-to-heart, Liddell Hart, lose one's heart, mini-mart, on one's part, open-heart, plastic art, poles apart, purpleheart, Purple Heart, running start, set apart, take apart, underpart, upperpart
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martial art
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Definition of MARTIAL ART for Kids
: any of several forms of combat and self-defense (as karate or judo) that are widely practiced as sports
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