Paralympics

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Paralympics

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Blend of para- (as in paraplegia or parallel (as preferred by the International Paralympic Committee itself, according to Snopes)) + Olympics, itself from Olympic + -s.

proper noun the Paralympics

Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue”). At present, however, the Long Beach resident has more than records on his mind, mainly getting a representative U.S. team to the 1964 "paralympics" to be held in Tokyo Nov. 8–12. [Frank] Vecera is on a fund-raising drive for the six California athletes selected to perform on this year's team. The ta
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Closest in meaning: paralympic games, paralympiad, olympiad, parathletics, parathlete, paracyclist, paracycling, paralytick, pariesis, pentathlos, sportification, paralyzis, pythiad, pentathlete, paretic, paraplegy

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name synonym of Paralympic Games — see also Paralympic Games

Español	Juegos Paralímpicos
Português	Paraolimpíadas, Jogos Paraolímpicos
Français	Paralympiques
Deutsch	Paralympics
Русский	Паралимпиа́да Paralimpiáda, Параолимпиа́да Paraolimpiáda

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@misc{paralympics_2026,
  title = {Paralympics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paralympics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}