Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of engaging in athletic exercises; devotion to athletics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being an
athlete , or of taking part inathletic events. - noun A show of athletic
prowess .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun intense energy
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Examples
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Only if you disrespect dialogue and honest communication. and you will never be able show that "athleticism" is any more subjective or useless or vacuous in the context of ID than "athleticism" is?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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If the definition of "athleticism" is strictly about speedy movement then I would say you are right – the moon is athletic, the term is vacuous, and the argument is dumb.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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PEZ: If the definition of "athleticism" is strictly about speedy movement then I would say you are right – the moon is athletic, the term is vacuous, and the argument is dumb.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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But in your new test, as you attempt to make it match my very poor and disappointing Poindexter case, 'athleticism' is not intended to explain an observation of fast running.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Now, do you think "athleticism" is a useful explanation for our observation of fast running?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Can't you see by now that I can keep this up as long as you'd like, and you will never be able show that "athleticism" is any more subjective or useless or vacuous in the context of ID than "athleticism" is?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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But in your new test, as you attempt to make it match my very poor and disappointing Poindexter case, 'athleticism' is not intended to explain an observation of fast running.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Now, do you think "athleticism" is a useful explanation for our observation of fast running?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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And you still haven't begun to tell me why offering "athleticism" is any more subjective or meaningless an explanation for some phenomenon than offering "intelligence".
Bunny and a Book 2008
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And you still haven't begun to tell me why offering "athleticism" is any more subjective or meaningless an explanation for some phenomenon than offering "intelligence".
Bunny and a Book 2008
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