"martial arts" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: martial art + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|martial art|s}} martial art + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} martial arts
  1. plural of martial art Tags: form-of, plural Form of: martial art
    Sense id: en-martial_arts-en-noun-AgSrpxBK

Noun

Etymology: martial art + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|martial art|s}} martial art + -s Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} martial arts pl (plural only)
  1. Collectively, the traditional East Asian fighting styles, and their derivatives Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Martial arts Derived forms: martial arts fighter, martial arts film, martial arts master Related terms: martial artist, mixed martial artist, mixed martial arts
    Sense id: en-martial_arts-en-noun-249KOBxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 8 92 Hyponyms: aikido, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, jeet kune do, jiujitsu, judo, karate, kendo, kung fu, kyudo, muay thai, Shaolin, taekwondo, white crane, Wing Chun

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