"pugilism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/ (note: weak vowel distinction), /ˈpjuːdʒəlɪzəm/ (note: weak vowel merger) Forms: pugilisms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pugil (“fist”) + -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pewǵ-}}, {{der|en|la|pugil||fist}} Latin pugil (“fist”), {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism, {{m|la|pugnus||fist}} pugnus (“fist”), {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|en|pugilist||boxer}} pugilist (“boxer”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pugilism (countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms)
  1. Fighting with fists. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Boxing Synonyms: boxing

Inflected forms

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