leotard

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leotard

  • /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/ UK
  • /ˈlɪə.tɑːd/ UK
  • /ˈliː.ə.tɑːɹd/ US

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Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).

noun leotards

  1. A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.) Tomorrow is the day. Marie makes her first trip out of this notebook and into the world. I'm off to buy a leotard.

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noun skin-tight one piece suit of clothing

Españolleotardo
日本語レオタード reotādo
中文緊身衣 /紧身衣 jǐnshēnyī
Portuguêsmalha
Françaisjustaucorps
DeutschTurntrikot, Turnanzug, Gymnastiktrikot, Gymnastikanzug, Body, Leotard
Italianobody, calzamaglia
Ελληνικάκορμάκι kormáki
Русскийлеота́рд leotárd, трико́ trikó, па́чка páčka

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"leotard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leotard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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leotard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leotard

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"leotard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leotard.

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@misc{leotard_2026,
  title = {leotard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leotard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}