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dis·cus (dis′kəs)

noun pl. discuses dis′·cuses or disci dis′ci′ (dis′ī′)

  1. a heavy disk, usually made of metal and wood, that is thrown for distance as a test of strength and skill
  2. the throwing of the discus as a field event in track and field meets
    in full discus throw

Etymology: L < Gr diskos < base of dikein, to throw, akin to deiknynai, to show, point out: see diction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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