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contact sport vs athletics

athletics vs contact sport

contact sport and athletics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contact sport Yes No No No
athletics Yes No No No
As nouns, athletics is a hypernym of contact sport; that is, athletics is a word with a broader meaning than contact sport:
  • contact sport: a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
  • athletics: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Other hypernyms of contact sport include sport.
contact sport (noun) athletics (noun)
a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
a contest between athletes
Difference between contact sport and athletics

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