pugilism
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pu·gi·lism
(pyū'jə-lĭz'əm) 
n.
The skill, practice, and sport of fighting with the fists; boxing.
pugilistic pu'gi·lis'tic adj.
n.
The skill, practice, and sport of fighting with the fists; boxing.
[From Latin pugil, pugilist.]
pugilist pu'gi·list n.pugilistic pu'gi·lis'tic adj.
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Pugilism
Français (French)
n. - pugilisme
Deutsch (German)
n. - Faustkampf
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυγμαχία, μποξ
Italiano (Italian)
pugilato, boxe
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pugilismo (m)
Русский (Russian)
кулачный бой
Español (Spanish)
n. - pugilismo, boxeo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - boxning, pugilism
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拳击
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拳擊
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الملاكمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התאגרפות, איגרוף
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