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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art or science of contending in public games or other athletic contests.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.

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