discus

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Second place in the discus was a real surprise with 25-year-old Xu Shaoyang finally able to break her previous personal best 62. 54m from 2002.

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  1. noun Sports A disk, typically wooden or plastic with a metal rim, that is thrown for distance in athletic competitions.
  2. noun Sports A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown.
  3. noun A small, brilliantly colored South American freshwater fish (Symphysodon discus) that has a disk-shaped body and is popular in home aquariums.
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  • I even acquired some investments of my own: a small statue from Pompeii of a boy hurling a discus, a first edition of Poe's Tamerlane . —  FSF,February2008
  • He wore the regal garb of the god Vishnu, with crown, discus, and conch. —  AEonThree
  • Saenz knows he's not at Finley's level in the discus, but he was stung by the shot loss after a great series with four 70-footers. —  DyeStat News Feed
  • We der to prepare them for might remember 26th Nov. at different levels. working at grass root level, as the Black / Anti terrorism improving communication Firstly, we need to improve day and debates and discus - skills, leadership qualities our intelligence, the internal sions should continue for etc. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • He also competed in shot put, discus, broad jump and javelin. —  News from www.dailygate.com
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  1. Latin; see disk.

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  1. L. (New Latin, etc.), a discus, the disk of a dial, from Greek δίσκος, a flattish discus, disk, etc. Hence dish, disk, desk, and dais: see these words.
 

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