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pugilism vs professional boxing

professional boxing vs pugilism

pugilism and professional boxing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pugilism Yes No No No
professional boxing Yes No No No
As nouns, professional boxing is a hyponym of pugilism; that is, professional boxing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pugilism:
  • pugilism: fighting with the fists
  • professional boxing: boxing for money
Other hyponyms of pugilism include infighting, fight, rope-a-dope, spar, sparring.
pugilism (noun) professional boxing (noun)
fighting with the fists boxing for money
Difference between pugilism and professional boxing

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